A Collection of Ten Principles for Technical Writing
Read this set of ten principles to improve your technical writing skills.
Introduce your topic. This is your frame message, the place where you articulate the function of your explanatory asset.
Create a recipe. List the components required to build your final product.
Learn the fundamentals of the field you’re writing for. If it’s a software company, you should be able hold your ground in programming. On that note, learn to obtain relevant information from programming documentation.
Use strong and easy-to-understand verbs that render the relationships between the objects in question.
Understand the pitfalls in your specific audience’s knowledge. Define or eliminate jargon.
Save the audience from roadblocks. Predict points where they can get confused along the task.
Save your audience time, make your instructions brief.
Once you understand the process you’re working on, contribute your insights to product designers.
Use visual communication to create a clear and productive learning experience for your audience.
Expect research.
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