Some reports are a few pages long, while others extend to 50 pages or longer. With long-form technical writing, most readers don’t have time to read the whole thing from […]

The art of technical writing — or any other writing — isn’t about getting it right the first time. It’s about editing until it’s right. Here are some things I […]

In scientific papers and other types of technical reports, the abstract provides a brief summary of the research and findings. If you’re doing a literature search to get the background […]

For technical writers, the executive summary is one of the most challenging aspects of a report. A good executive summary contains everything the busy executive needs to make a decision […]

Engineers need training in organizing the material in technical writing. In teaching engineering students how to write a report, one of the first things I talk about is how to […]