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... remember the story of the six blind men and the ele- phant ? These blind men had often heard of elephants but had never " seen " one . One morning an elephant was driven down the road where they stood . 3 According to psychologists ...
... remember the story of the six blind men and the ele- phant ? These blind men had often heard of elephants but had never " seen " one . One morning an elephant was driven down the road where they stood . 3 According to psychologists ...
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... remember you are writing to a specific reader who is a human being . The reader of your letter is interested only in how your message will bene- fit him . He will not buy your product or service merely because you want his business . He ...
... remember you are writing to a specific reader who is a human being . The reader of your letter is interested only in how your message will bene- fit him . He will not buy your product or service merely because you want his business . He ...
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... remember Pope's admonition , " The proper study of mankind is man . " The more the subject - matter deviates from the reader's interests and experiences , the greater the skill the writer must exercise to gain and hold his reader's ...
... remember Pope's admonition , " The proper study of mankind is man . " The more the subject - matter deviates from the reader's interests and experiences , the greater the skill the writer must exercise to gain and hold his reader's ...
Contents
What Technical Writing Is | 2 |
Scientific Method and Approach | 12 |
Technical Correspondence | 27 |
Copyright | |
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