Unlike Creative Writing and English 101, Technical Writing is a widely used form of business or professional writing whose purpose is to clearly, concisely, and logically deliver information for a targeted audience or group. The information must be written in a method that meets the audience’s comprehensive level. Some examples of Technical Writing are résumés, office memorandums, accident or office reports, business letters, and presentations. Targeted audience could include office managers and supervisors, employees and employers, or general public. The most notable difference between Technical Writing and other types of writing is that it excludes imagination and emotions, it is always to the point, it doesn’t need fancy wording, and it delivers information to a specific audience.
Technical Writing is used everyday in the Air Force. Airmen constantly write performance feedbacks, memorandums of records, letters of recommendation, letters of reprimand, and so on. Our documents are always to the point, clear, and free of jargon; especially since we use many forms limited to writing space. English 2311 helped me greatly because it allowed me to practice writing without loading the writing assignments with terminology irrelevant to the subject. This class will help me be a better Air Force writer.
