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Writers Table of Contents Technical Writing Hints By Patrick M.
Kennedy Copyright © 2010, Patrick M. Kennedy, All Rights
Reserved Attitude and Approach It is best to work with the
reader, not against the reader. The quicker the reader can
understand what is written, the more effective it is. Write
specific rather than general information. Technical readers are
usually interested in detailed information, such as, fact,
figures, conclusions, recommendations, and especially how to do
it, but make it to the point. Too many facts and figures within
a paragraph can lose clarity, but placed in a table or a bullet
list they become easier to read. Even listing them within a
paragraph by, (1) numbering the separate items, (2) putting the
numbers in parentheses to separate them and make them easier to
remember and, (3) putting them in a logical sequence, is a
common approach. Recommendations and How-To-Do-It copy can be
easier to follow if they are in number