Story of Technical WritingHistory o

Story of Technical Writing
History of Writing
Language was born at the same time as man was created. Language existed long before writing came into existence. The advent of writing can be said to have emerged when man started to settle down. The initial writing found was in form of pictures. Egyptians developed the most famous and well-known form of picture writing known as the hieroglyphics (Larkin, 1999).
Early Writing
Initially man used to express and record through signs and pictures on walls of caves and later on clay tablets. The Mesopotamians developed one of the earliest writing systems, they had specialist known as scribes. These scribes were the only ones who could write. Their writing system was essentially used to measure barley, which was considered the most important commodity at that time. (Larkin,1999)
Writing Systems
As time passed and man progressed these signs became more sophisticated and instruments for writing were developed. Cuneiform script came into existence and it was used in different cities to record variety of information such as temple activities, business and trade. Eventually it wa1; also used to write stories, myths and personal letters. It is debated that writing systems were developed in four major civilization : lndus in Ancient lndia, Chinese,
Mesopotamian, and Egyptian independently but around the same time. (Daniels & Bright,1996)
During the Golden age of Islam, Arabic script was prominently used everywhere and it became one of the world's standard scripts. As man evolved so did writing, Greeks developed the earliest ways of writing which is quite similar to 'the modern, Writing system .They Used to write, with metal Stylus on wax-coated tablets.
The invention and, use of link by Chinese took writing to new heights. Advancement in technologies altered what was written and how it was produced. by the end of 16th century old Roman and Greek letters were transformed into twenty-six alphabets letters, as we know today.
 
Writing in Education
Formal education played a significant role in bringing the writing to masses. This changed the nature of writing and evolved into the form we know now.
Writing is considered a very powerful learning tool and plays a very crucial role in our education. It helps us discover new information, ideas, evaluate our thoughts and opinions. Writing is broadly divided into fiction and non-fiction. Fiction is a kind of writing that deals with ideas or events that are imaginary or theoretical whereas non-fiction is a kind of writing that is based on facts and information. Major types of non-fiction literature are essays, journals, memoirs, technical documentation/writing, scientific papers, travel books, blue prints and user manuals.
What is technical writing?
Technical writing is a kind of non-fiction writing it is used for technical communication and is often associated with help files' procedure and user manuals one of the important uses of technical writing is step-by-step explanation of how to do things, for example. assemble a machine repair, something, routine maintenance, recipe to make something. It focuses on
simplifying something which is complex. It can be said that technical writing involves creating useful documents that can be clearly understood by the readers good technical writing presents useful information in a way that is easily understood by the users.
 
The origin of technical writing can be traced back to Geoffrey Chaucer who wrote “Treatise of Astrolabe” the first technical writing in English Language. This treatise is considered the oldest work in English describing a complex scientific instrument. This document is admired for its clarity in explaining difficult concepts (North, 1988).
technical writing as a discipline came into existence around the world war 1 due to the growing need in technology based documentation. In 1953, the society of technical writers and the association of technical writers and editors were setup to improve the Practice of technical writing. Later these two organizations merged and formed society of technical communication. The golden age of technical writing started with invention of computers and the need for help files for the laymen (Alred, et al, 2006)

Characteristics of good technical writing
A well-written piece of technical writing presents information in a relevant, useful and accurate way, which is targeted towards a special audience. A good technical document requires the following techniques:
- Clear, simple writing;
- A thorough under standing of the procedure in all its technical details;
- Ability to put yourself in the place of the reader, the person trying to use Your instructions;
- Ability to visualize the procedure in great detail and to capture that awareness on paper;
- finally, willingness to go that extra distance and test your instructions (Alred, et al, 2006)

Conclusion :
of changes have taken place in the field of technical writing. Now there are specified writers called technical writers. Technical writing has is own categories. Technical writers work together with editors graphic designers and illustration, document specialist, content managers, in instructional designers, trainers, and analysts to produce an amazing variety of deliverables, including: contracts, customer service scripts, design documents, FAQs, how-to-do videos, instructions, knowledge-based articles, policy documents, user manuals, training course materials, warning labels, help files, white papers, etc.

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Cerita tentang penulisan teknisSejarah tulisanBahasa dilahirkan pada saat yang sama, karena manusia diciptakan. Bahasa ada jauh sebelum menulis datang menjadi ada. Munculnya menulis dapat dikatakan telah muncul ketika orang mulai untuk menetap. Menulis awal yang ditemukan adalah dalam bentuk gambar. Mesir dikembangkan yang paling terkenal dan terkenal berupa gambar menulis dikenal sebagai hieroglif (Larkin, 1999).Awal tulisanAwalnya pria digunakan untuk merekam melalui tanda-tanda dan gambar di dinding gua-gua dan kemudian pada tablet tanah liat dan express. Edimmu dikembangkan salah satu sistem tulisan paling awal, mereka memiliki spesialis yang dikenal sebagai ahli-ahli Taurat. Para juru tulis ini adalah satu-satunya yang bisa menulis. Sistem tulisan mereka pada dasarnya digunakan untuk mengukur jelai, yang dianggap paling penting komoditi pada waktu itu. (Larkin, 1999)Sistem penulisanSeperti waktu berlalu dan pria berkembang tanda-tanda ini menjadi lebih canggih dan instrumen untuk menulis dikembangkan. Script runcing muncul menjadi ada dan itu digunakan di kota yang berbeda untuk merekam berbagai informasi seperti Kuil kegiatan, bisnis dan perdagangan. Akhirnya wa1; juga digunakan untuk menulis cerita, mitos dan surat-surat pribadi. Hal ini diperdebatkan bahwa sistem penulisan dikembangkan dalam empat peradaban besar: lndus di kuno lndia, Cina,Mesopotamia dan Mesir secara mandiri tetapi sekitar waktu yang sama. (Daniels & Bright, 1996)During the Golden age of Islam, Arabic script was prominently used everywhere and it became one of the world's standard scripts. As man evolved so did writing, Greeks developed the earliest ways of writing which is quite similar to 'the modern, Writing system .They Used to write, with metal Stylus on wax-coated tablets.The invention and, use of link by Chinese took writing to new heights. Advancement in technologies altered what was written and how it was produced. by the end of 16th century old Roman and Greek letters were transformed into twenty-six alphabets letters, as we know today. Writing in EducationFormal education played a significant role in bringing the writing to masses. This changed the nature of writing and evolved into the form we know now.Writing is considered a very powerful learning tool and plays a very crucial role in our education. It helps us discover new information, ideas, evaluate our thoughts and opinions. Writing is broadly divided into fiction and non-fiction. Fiction is a kind of writing that deals with ideas or events that are imaginary or theoretical whereas non-fiction is a kind of writing that is based on facts and information. Major types of non-fiction literature are essays, journals, memoirs, technical documentation/writing, scientific papers, travel books, blue prints and user manuals.What is technical writing?Technical writing is a kind of non-fiction writing it is used for technical communication and is often associated with help files' procedure and user manuals one of the important uses of technical writing is step-by-step explanation of how to do things, for example. assemble a machine repair, something, routine maintenance, recipe to make something. It focuses onsimplifying something which is complex. It can be said that technical writing involves creating useful documents that can be clearly understood by the readers good technical writing presents useful information in a way that is easily understood by the users. The origin of technical writing can be traced back to Geoffrey Chaucer who wrote “Treatise of Astrolabe” the first technical writing in English Language. This treatise is considered the oldest work in English describing a complex scientific instrument. This document is admired for its clarity in explaining difficult concepts (North, 1988).technical writing as a discipline came into existence around the world war 1 due to the growing need in technology based documentation. In 1953, the society of technical writers and the association of technical writers and editors were setup to improve the Practice of technical writing. Later these two organizations merged and formed society of technical communication. The golden age of technical writing started with invention of computers and the need for help files for the laymen (Alred, et al, 2006)Characteristics of good technical writingA well-written piece of technical writing presents information in a relevant, useful and accurate way, which is targeted towards a special audience. A good technical document requires the following techniques:- Clear, simple writing;- A thorough under standing of the procedure in all its technical details;- Ability to put yourself in the place of the reader, the person trying to use Your instructions; - Ability to visualize the procedure in great detail and to capture that awareness on paper;- finally, willingness to go that extra distance and test your instructions (Alred, et al, 2006)Conclusion :of changes have taken place in the field of technical writing. Now there are specified writers called technical writers. Technical writing has is own categories. Technical writers work together with editors graphic designers and illustration, document specialist, content managers, in instructional designers, trainers, and analysts to produce an amazing variety of deliverables, including: contracts, customer service scripts, design documents, FAQs, how-to-do videos, instructions, knowledge-based articles, policy documents, user manuals, training course materials, warning labels, help files, white papers, etc.

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Kisah Penulisan Teknis
Sejarah Penulisan
Bahasa lahir pada waktu yang sama sebagai manusia diciptakan. Bahasa ada jauh sebelum menulis muncul. Munculnya tulisan dapat dikatakan telah muncul ketika seorang pria mulai menetap. Tulisan awal ditemukan dalam bentuk gambar. Mesir dikembangkan bentuk yang paling terkenal dan terkenal penulisan gambar dikenal sebagai hieroglif (Larkin, 1999).
Penulisan Awal
Awalnya pria digunakan untuk mengekspresikan dan merekam melalui tanda-tanda dan gambar di dinding gua dan kemudian pada tablet tanah liat. Mesopotamia mengembangkan salah satu sistem penulisan paling awal, mereka memiliki spesialis dikenal sebagai ahli-ahli Taurat. Ahli Taurat ini adalah satu-satunya orang yang bisa menulis. Sistem tulisan mereka pada dasarnya digunakan untuk mengukur barley, yang dianggap sebagai komoditas yang paling penting pada saat itu. (Larkin, 1999)
Sistem Penulisan
Seiring waktu berlalu dan manusia berkembang tanda-tanda ini menjadi lebih canggih dan instrumen untuk menulis dikembangkan. Script runcing muncul dan digunakan di berbagai kota untuk merekam berbagai informasi seperti kegiatan candi, bisnis dan perdagangan. Akhirnya WA1; juga digunakan untuk menulis cerita, mitos dan surat-surat pribadi. Hal ini diperdebatkan bahwa sistem penulisan dikembangkan dalam empat peradaban besar: lndus di lndia Kuno, Cina,
Mesopotamia, dan Mesir secara mandiri tetapi sekitar waktu yang sama. (Daniels & Bright, 1996)
Selama usia Emas Islam, tulisan Arab yang menonjol digunakan di mana-mana dan itu menjadi salah satu script standar dunia. Sebagai manusia berevolusi begitu pula menulis, Yunani mengembangkan cara awal penulisan yang sangat mirip dengan 'modern, Menulis sistem .Mereka Digunakan untuk menulis, dengan logam Stylus pada tablet berlapis lilin.
Penemuan ini dan, penggunaan link Cina mengambil menulis ke ketinggian baru. Kemajuan dalam teknologi diubah apa yang ditulis dan bagaimana itu diproduksi. pada akhir huruf Romawi dan Yunani kuno abad ke-16 berubah menjadi dua puluh enam huruf huruf, seperti yang kita kenal. hari ini Menulis di Pendidikan Pendidikan formal memainkan peran penting dalam membawa tulisan untuk massa. Ini mengubah sifat menulis dan berkembang menjadi bentuk yang kita kenal sekarang. Penulisan ini dianggap sebagai alat belajar yang sangat kuat dan memainkan peran yang sangat penting dalam pendidikan kita. Ini membantu kita menemukan informasi baru, ide-ide, mengevaluasi pikiran dan pendapat kami. Penulisan ini dibagi menjadi fiksi dan non-fiksi. Fiksi adalah jenis tulisan yang berhubungan dengan ide-ide atau kejadian yang imajiner atau teoretis sedangkan non-fiksi adalah jenis tulisan yang didasarkan pada fakta-fakta dan informasi. Jenis utama sastra non-fiksi yang esai, jurnal, memoar, teknis dokumentasi / menulis, karya ilmiah, buku-buku perjalanan, cetak biru dan petunjuk penggunaan. Apa menulis teknis? Menulis teknis adalah jenis tulisan non-fiksi digunakan untuk komunikasi teknis dan sering dikaitkan dengan prosedur dan user manual file bantuan 'salah satu penggunaan penting dari menulis teknis adalah langkah-demi-langkah penjelasan tentang bagaimana melakukan hal-hal, misalnya. merakit perbaikan mesin, sesuatu, perawatan rutin, resep untuk membuat sesuatu. Ini berfokus pada menyederhanakan sesuatu yang kompleks. Dapat dikatakan bahwa menulis teknis melibatkan membuat dokumen yang berguna yang dapat dipahami dengan jelas oleh para pembaca tulisan teknis yang baik menyajikan informasi yang berguna dengan cara yang mudah dimengerti oleh pengguna. Asal menulis teknis dapat ditelusuri kembali ke Geoffrey Chaucer yang menulis "Treatise dari Astrolabe" penulisan teknis pertama dalam Bahasa Inggris. Risalah ini dianggap karya tertua dalam bahasa Inggris yang menggambarkan instrumen ilmiah yang kompleks. Dokumen ini dikagumi karena kejelasan dalam menjelaskan konsep-konsep yang sulit (North, 1988). Menulis teknis sebagai disiplin muncul sekitar perang dunia 1 karena meningkatnya kebutuhan dalam dokumentasi berbasis teknologi. Pada tahun 1953, masyarakat dari penulis teknis dan asosiasi penulis teknis dan editor yang setup untuk meningkatkan Praktek penulisan teknis. Kemudian kedua organisasi bergabung dan membentuk masyarakat komunikasi teknis. Zaman keemasan penulisan teknis dimulai dengan penemuan komputer dan perlunya bantuan file untuk orang awam (Alred, et al, 2006) Karakteristik teknis menulis yang baik Sepotong yang ditulis penulisan teknis menyajikan informasi dalam relevan, berguna dan akurat cara, yang ditargetkan terhadap khalayak khusus. Sebuah dokumen teknis yang baik membutuhkan teknik-teknik berikut: - Clear, menulis sederhana; - Sebuah menyeluruh di bawah berdiri dari prosedur di semua rincian teknis; - Kemampuan untuk menempatkan diri di tempat pembaca, orang mencoba untuk menggunakan instruksi Anda; - Kemampuan untuk memvisualisasikan prosedur rinci dan untuk menangkap bahwa kesadaran atas kertas; - akhirnya, kesediaan untuk pergi jarak ekstra dan menguji instruksi Anda (Alred, et al, 2006) Kesimpulan: perubahan telah terjadi di bidang teknis penulisan . Penulis sekarang ada ditentukan disebut penulis teknis. Penulisan teknis memiliki adalah kategori sendiri. Penulis teknis bekerja sama dengan editor desainer grafis dan ilustrasi, spesialis dokumen, manajer konten, di desainer instruksional, pelatih, dan analis untuk menghasilkan berbagai menakjubkan kiriman, termasuk: kontrak, script layanan pelanggan, dokumen desain, FAQ, bagaimana-ke- melakukan video, instruksi, artikel berbasis pengetahuan, dokumen kebijakan, buku petunjuk, materi kursus pelatihan, label peringatan, file bantuan, kertas putih, dll