claim: Doug Petrie appeared in a web-based film in 2008.
evidence: Technical communication is a means to convey scientific , engineering , or other technical information .. Individuals in a variety of contexts and with varied professional credentials engage in technical communication .. Some individuals are designated as technical communicators or technical writers .. These individuals use a set of methods to research , document , and present technical processes or products .. Technical communicators may put the information they capture into paper documents , web pages , computer-based training , digitally stored text , audio , video , and other media .. media. Media ( communication ). The Society for Technical Communication defines the field as any form of communication that focuses on technical or specialized topics , communicates specifically by using technology or provides instructions on how to do something .. Society for Technical Communication. Society for Technical Communication. More succinctly , the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators defines technical communication as factual communication , usually about products and services .. Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators. Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators. The European Association for Technical Communication briefly defines technical communication as `` the process of defining , creating and delivering information products for the safe , efficient and effective use of products -LRB- technical systems , software , services -RRB- '' .. European Association for Technical Communication. European Association for Technical Communication. Whatever the definition of technical communication , the overarching goal of the practice is to create easily accessible information for a specific audience .