A Guide for Technical Authors: Creating Texts That Are Clear and Effective

Abstract

Our organization's primary product is information, and we can deliver that product with much greater effect if we write with skill and with care. This is not about where to place commas, but instead about fundamental considerations such as what information to present and how to organize and express it. In this guide, I present 14 principles to help authors resolve such matters and produce documents that are simple, clear, and convincing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA523923

Entities

People

  • Paul J. Tanenbaum

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Commerce
  • Computer Science
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Language
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Standards
  • Thinking
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Systems Analysis and Design