Writing Guidelines
Writing Exercises
Writing Courses
Textbook
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 (Excerpt)
Chapter 4
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1. Introduction: Deciding Where to Begin
- Establishing Your Constraints
- Selecting Your Stylistic Tools
2. Structure: Organizing Your Documents
- Beginnings of Documents
- Middles of Documents
- Endings of Documents
3. Structure: Providing Transition, Depth, and Emphasis
- Transitions Between Details
- Depth of Details
- Emphasis of Details
4. Language: Being Precise
- Choosing the Right Word
- Choosing the Right Level of Detail
5. Language: Being Clear
- Avoiding Needless Complexity
- Avoiding Ambiguity
6. Language: Being Forthright
- Controlling Tone
- Choosing Strong Nouns and Verbs
7. Language: Being Familiar
- Avoiding Unfamiliar Terms
- Defining Unfamiliar Terms
- Incorporating Examples and Analogies
8. Language: Being Concise
- Eliminating Redundancies
- Eliminating Writing Zeroes
- Reducing Sentences to Simplest Forms
- Eliminating Bureacratic Waste
9. Language: Being Fluid
- Varying Sentence Rhythms
- Eliminating Discontinuities
10. Illustration: Making the Right Choices
- Choosing Tables
- Choosing Figures
11. Illustration: Creating the Best Designs
- Being Precise
- Being Clear
- Being Fluid
- Being Familiar
12. Writing Correspondence
- Constraints of Correspondence
- Style of Correspondence
13. Writing Proposals
- Constraints of Proposals
- Style of Proposals
14. Writing Instructions
- Constraints of Instructions
- Style of Instructions
15. Preparing Presentations
- Constraints of Presentations
- Style of Presentations
16. Format: Dressing Documents for Success
- Typography of Documents
- Layout of Documents
17. Actually Sitting Down to Write
- Getting in the Mood
- Writing the First Draft
- Revising, Revising, Revising
- Finishing
Appendix A: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Grammar and Punctuation
Appendix B: A Usage Guide for Scientists and Engineers
Glossary
Index
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