Technical Communication
Examples
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Re-designing graphs to emphasize the topic being discussed.


Re-designing graphs to emphasize the topic being discussed.
Using relative terms rather than numbers to provide a tangible and memorable notion of an amount. Leaving the speaker to fill in the details in the discussion.



Using relative terms rather than numbers to provide a tangible and memorable notion of an amount. Leaving the speaker to fill in the details in the discussion.
Replacing the text with images, so that the speaker discourse remains the focus and the audience’s attention is not focused on reading the text.


Replacing the text with images, so that the speaker discourse remains the focus and the audience’s attention is not focused on reading the text.
Developing diagrams to illustrate relationships and capture concepts visually.


Developing diagrams to illustrate relationships and capture concepts visually.
Reducing text through the use of diagrams.


Reducing text through the use of diagrams.
Finding the appropriate images to illustrate the ideas being discussed.


Finding the appropriate images to illustrate the ideas being discussed.
Background research and the creation of graphs


Background research and the creation of graphs