The Essentials of Technical Communication

This book is aimed at folk entering the field from college or still in college. I wish I had discovered this earlier on in my career. Clear and consistent communication of ideas can be one of the hardest soft skills to master and this book breaks down how to communicate effectively.

This is a great book for the business environment. It does a good job of examining many of the rhetorical elements which make writing in the workplace unique. It does a better job of addressing the vagaries and differences across different workplace environments. Throughout, the text centers on audience awareness and the need to write things that people, really, don't want to read. Well put together, and well worth it.

This book was super helpful for me while I was taking my college writing class, technical writing. We had to write a proposal for the class and this book gave a very detailed step-by-step process.

Look, I bought this for class, so take my review with a a gain of salt. It is definitely cheaper than my school's book store and Amazon's rate on shipping kept it still cheaper, but it's just a useless book. Almost every "lesson" it teaches is, or should be, common sense. I mean, honestly, the book tells you not to plagiarise, make sure your figures are readable, and to be polite in company emails. I don't really think you need a book to tell you that, do you? Anyway, it ships well, arrives on time, and is of decent quality in terms of binding, paper, etc. Your not getting ripped off for materials, just maybe actual content is lacking.

This book is very informative and essential for anyone who is going into the technical communication field. I learned a lot. I wish I didn't rent this because I would have loved to have kept it.

I usually have my doubts about books, especially English books. Usually spewing out the same redundant stuff we've been taught since High School. But this one, man, what great book. They should have you dive into this stuff sooner than upper level classes, thoroughly enjoyed this.

Bought for class. Good buy for a good price.

Great, modern technical writing book that is easy to understand and has exercises to help learn the practice.