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Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide range of topics about writing. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about the craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level.
Volume 6 continues the tradition of previous volumes with diverse topics in technical and communication such as addressing diverse audiences, assessing sources, composing common and emerging genres, constructing visual arguments, creating and delivering presentations, working with social media and other online spaces, considering the user experience, working with a wide range of media, and more
Contributors include Keshab Raj Acharya, Audrey G. Bennett, Felicia Chong, Yvonne Cleary, K. Alex Ilyasova, Laurence José, Clinton R. Lanier, Candice Lanius, Birgitta Meex, Cathryn Molloy, Therese I. Pennell, Tammy Rice-Bailey, Daniel P. Richards, Emma J. Rose, Joanna Schreiber, Darina M. Slattery, Ryan Weber, Candice A. Welhausen, and Quan Zhou
All volumes in the series are published under a Creative Commons license and available for download at the Writing Spaces website (https://writingspaces.org/), Parlor Press (https://parlorpress.com/pages/writing-spaces), and the WAC Clearinghouse (https://wac.colostate.edu/).
Contents
1 Who Is the User? Researching Audiences for Technical Documents
Emma J. Rose
2 Assessing Sources for Technical Communication Research
Therese I. Pennell
3 Last to Be Written, First to Be Read: Writing Memos, Abstracts and Executive Summaries
K. Alex Ilyasova
4 Drafting Technical Definitions and Descriptions
Quan Zhou
5 Let’s Party: Composing a Review of the Literature on a Technical Topic
Daniel P. Richards
6 Stronger Together: Collaborative Work in the Technical Writing Classroom
Laurence José
7 Worth a Thousand Words: Constructing Visual Arguments in Technical Communication
Candice A. Welhausen
8 Technical, Scientific, and Business Presentations: Strategies for Success
Darina M. Slattery
9 Writing Technical Content for Online Spaces
Yvonne Cleary
10 Social Media as a Space for Today’s Technical Communication Work
Clinton R. Lanier
11 Introduction to Usability and Usability Testing
Felicia Chong and Tammy Rice-Bailey
12 Beyond Audience Analysis: Three Stages of User Experience Research for Technical Writers
Joanna Schreiber
13 “Not So Fast”: Centering Your Users to Design the Right Solution
Candice Lanius and Ryan Weber
14 Basic Approaches to Creating Accessible Documentation Projects: What Is Accessibility, and What Does It Have to do with Documentation Projects?
Cathryn Molloy
15 Designing Multimodal Technical Instructions for Cross-Cultural Resonance Using a Culturally Inclusive Approach
Audrey G. Bennett
16 How to Write for Global Audiences
Birgitta Meex
17 Composing Technical Documents for Localized Usability in the International Context
Keshab Raj Acharya
Contributors