A Guide to Writing as an Engineer
Improve the signal-to-noise ratio in your writing!You’ll need more than just technical prowess to succeed as a professional engineer; you’ll need to be an effective communicator.Specifically written to address the needs of engineers, this brief, easy-to-use guide gives you an efficient and direct way to improve your writing and speaking skills. The authors focus on those writing activities that engineers perform on a daily basis, such as reports, business letters, office memoranda, and e-mail, as well as oral presentations.Now updated to reflect rapid changes in how we communicate, this Second Edition covers writing as part of a project team, plagiarism and ethics, email effectiveness and privacy, presentations using PowerPoint, and applying for jobs using the internet.With this book, you’ll learn how to: