Technical
writing is a class with the purpose to help make engineers write in a technical
way. Over the course of the class, I understood how writing can differ
depending on the objective of the subject. For instance, I wrote more than one
type of writing, such as blog post, research papers, product reviews, technical
description, and recommendation paper. Each type has a different style with
different purposes, and that is what English 259 has taught me. It taught me to
alter my style from persuasive, to informative and a from technical tone to a
more generalized one.
During
the course, my writing style has changed a lot, in terms of style, tone, and grammar.
For style, I learned how to do research and apply it using citations. I went
beyond Google and searched for information on a proficient level. Gale Virtual Reference
became my new search engine. This was new to me because I used to always write
in a general style like a informative paper with no citations. Google was also
my one and only search engine, but not anymore. For tone, I had the opportunity
to learn how and when to sound professional. For instance, when writing the
professional memo and recommendation paper, I was able to characterize myself as a member
of a committee to get my point a across and show credibility. In previous
papers, I wrote in the perspective of a student in which I has no ethos.
My
writing grows everyday because of the provided assignment. They helped me
understand the other types of writing. Now I have better experience in changing
my tone in any paper to accommodate the subject and audience of my paper. One of
my favorite aspects of technical writing is blog posts. Blog posts helped me in
expressing my views in both a technical way and persuasive tone. They are
similar to the executive summary of a recommendation report. Therefore, I can
say that technical writing helped me polish my writing in a very effective way.
