ARITMETICA, IDRIAN PAUL C. Exercise No. 2

Technical communication is the process of conveying technical information through writing, speech, and other mediums to a specific audience. Information is usable if the intended audience can perform an action or make a decision based on it. Technical communicators often work collaboratively to create products for various media, including paper, video, and the Internet. It includes user technical manuals, process and procedure manuals, training, business papers and reports.

An interview with three (3) respondents was conducted to give us an insight on the importance of technical communication in this competitive world.

My first respondent was a government teacher, Mrs. Alome C. Aritmetica. “We live in a fast pace world and technical communication is important in our educational system to ensure the proper implementation of projects and programs. It’s really an advantage for everyone to have the skills and knowledge in using technical communication because there’s an uprising number of job seeker nowadays” she said.

Mr. Noel R. Sarmiento, a supervisor in a print-ad company said, “Put it this way, you want to buy a product but the problem is you have to figure it out for yourself, would you buy it? That’s when technical communication is useful; in means of manuals and the like.”

Engineer Aldrin D. Cledera, an employee of an electric company said, “If you are well-informed and knows how to write effectively, it’s easier to do job with less time and effort needed. Also it boosts your self esteem and makes you feel better about yourself.

From the interviews I’ve conducted I have synthesize the following conclusion that technical communication creates whole new concepts that meet the needs of emerging technologies, developing markets and innovate services for educational and professional development.

Technical communication is, above all, functional; it performs a specific purpose, targets a specific audience, and uses a range of known and tested conventions.

The effectiveness of technical communication varies on educational level, with less educated people relying on aural and pictorial media and more educated people relying on print. Indeed persuasive communication should be accentuated by students who would be part of this emerging and competitive world.