{"id":5141,"date":"2016-07-27T15:07:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T20:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/?p=5141"},"modified":"2016-07-27T15:07:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T20:07:36","slug":"technical-writing-defined-as-a-challenging-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/2016\/07\/27\/technical-writing-defined-as-a-challenging-task\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Writing Defined as a Challenging Task"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/images-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/images-8.jpg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5148\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/images-8.jpg 188w, http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/images-8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>Technical writing is part of the broader field of technical communications \u2013 and what, precisely, is that?<\/p>\n<p>Well, <a href=\"http:\/\/techwhirl.com\/what-is-technical-communications\/\">TechWirl explains<\/a> that technical writing is &#8220;a field within business communications (that) encompasses a range of disciplines that work together to communicate complex information to those who need it to accomplish a defined task or goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a bit of a mouthful. Technical writing comes down to communicating technical information to those who need it to accomplish something challenging to them or their colleagues. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, technical writing isn&#8217;t merely writing and it&#8217;s not simply instructions \u2013 it&#8217;s directional information for getting something done in a challenging context, an assignment that typically requires step-by-step instructions.<\/p>\n<p>Consider technical writing as like producing a guidebook, or at least a pamphlet, with information on getting something challenging accomplished safely and satisfactorily. It&#8217;s not simply calling on a muse, a goddess presiding over a particular art, as the dictionary puts it, but providing a pathway to safe, efficient accomplishment. <\/p>\n<p>Sort of like the directions for negotiating a yellow brick road, you might say, if you&#8217;re feeling a little lighthearted as you sit down to lead the way to the Emerald City. \u2013 <em>Doug Bedell<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/alumisnerak\/the-emerald-city\/\">via Pinterest<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technical writing is part of the broader field of technical communications \u2013 and what, precisely, is that? Well, TechWirl explains that technical writing is &#8220;a field within business communications (that) encompasses a range of disciplines that work together to communicate complex information to those who need it to accomplish a defined task or goal.&#8221; That&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication","category-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5141"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5141"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5151,"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5141\/revisions\/5151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}