Technical Communication Strategies for Today

Technical Communication Strategies for Today, 3rd Edition, is a textbook by Richard Johnson-Sheehan that introduces essential principles and practices for workplace communication.

The text structures technical writing into five stages: researching and planning, organizing and drafting, improving style, designing, and revising and editing. It also examines reader profiling, global and transcultural communication, and collaborative teamwork, including establishing mission objectives and assigning project responsibilities.

In addition to writing workflows, the textbook covers workplace correspondence, technical descriptions and specifications, job application documents, and ethical and legal topics such as copyright law.