Do you know that massive book about maintenance that’s sitting (probably untouched) in the glove compartment of your car? You can thank a technical writer for that!
Technical writing is exactly as it sounds – writing that includes technical information. If you need writing that describes a complex process or detailed data, you need technical writing. This can include:
Technical writing differs greatly by industry and even by company.
A cookbook in your kitchen and the motorcycle repair guide at your company are both Technical Writing, but they are vastly different types.
Likewise, a vegan cookbook would look very different from a guide to smoking meats, but both are still cookbooks you might find in a kitchen (although probably not in the same kitchen.)
A good technical writer is someone who can look at the basic, bare-bones information and compile it into a useful, readable document. That’s where Raborn Media comes in. Our team of experienced professionals understands that technical writing is largely shaped by the interests and perceptions of the person who will be reading this information. It is meant to convey technical information, yes, but good technical writing should also be able to capture the interest of the person reading it. If someone who loves repairing motorcycles gets bored while reading a motorcycle repair guide, then that guide is not a good example of efficient technical writing.
Technical writing, at its best, has seven components:
The writers at Raborn Media ensure that all Technical Writing we do is defined by these seven components while remaining readable to the intended audience.
We start with the information you want to portray, research that information to ensure a depth of knowledge, determine the goals intended for this piece of writing, then deliver a polished, well-written document.
