Professional expression : to organize, write, and manage technical communication / M.D. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, M. D. (Morton Dan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business writing.

Technical writing.

Communication of technical information.

Physical Description:

1 electronic text (xvi, 204 p.) : ill., digital file.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a practical expansion of contemporary plain professional English as it is spoken and written in the technical and administrative worlds. It is not an academic text after college English 101, nor does it deal with the language of current popular culture. This is a guide for all people whose livelihoods depend on their understanding, and their being understood. Actually, I am passing along to you the strongest valid points from the experience I've gleaned after half a century of published writing, and editing, and more than forty years of teaching adult working practitioners.

Contents:

Foreword / by Francis J. Lombardi

Disclaimer

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Basics

2. Organization and development

3. Writing technique

4. Characteristics, refinements, and style

5. Descriptions

6. Comparisons

7. Motion

8. Short forms

9. Formats

10. Expanding outline and text

11. Focus analysis

12. Alternative specialized formats

13. Oral presentations

14. Authorship

15. Articles

16. Books

17. Critique, discussion, rebuttal

18. Letters

19. Appendices

20. References and bibliography

Postlude

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index.

Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on January 10, 2012).

ISBN:

1-283-89566-8

1-60650-072-4