Technical Writing Overview

Technical Communication is as much science as art.

The science part is obvious. It's applied in very technical environments like the scientific community, academia, and business to relay highly specialized information to specific audiences.

The art and beauty of technical communication lies just beyond its clean efficiency – in the world of person to person relationships.

As a technical communicator I must know my audience and invite them into the process of communicating. What do they like or dislike? How does their culture connect color with meaning? Who are they really?

I enjoy merging and balancing both science and art to guide my audience through ambiguity and into clarity.