Technical Writing for Success

One of the most important factors for a group to work well together is trust.

What is collaborative writing?

The writing process is usually the same for everyone.

Copyediting means proofreading for correct spelling, grammar, and mechanics.

Outlining is one part of shaping a topic. What is a tentative outline?

A draft is a paper that never changes.

Grouptalk happens when members of a group are willing to go along with the group's preferences without expressing their disagreement.

Freewriting, mapping, and journaling are strategies that can help writers copyedit their writing.

What two positive work habits ensure that an individual is a productive member of a collaborative writing team?

Why is an error-free document so important in the business world?

Questioning, reading, mapping, and outlining help a writer focus ideas and figure out subtopics.

The topic of a person's writing project may require input from people in several disciplines.

The process for technical writing includes planning, drafting, revising, printing, and publishing.

Writing is recursive, or a backward-and-forward process-in other words, circular in nature.

What is the first step of the planning process?