# Technical Writing Essentials: Introduction to Professional Communications in the Technical Fields

- By: Suzan Last
- Publisher: University of Victoria
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/technical-writing-essentials-introduction-to-professional-communications-in-the-technical-fields)
- Licence: Attribution
- eBook: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwriting/
- Online: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwriting/
- PDF: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwriting/
- XML: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwriting/

This open textbook is designed to introduce readers to the basics of technical communication: audience and task analysis in workplace contexts, clear and concise communications style, effective document design, teamwork and collaboration, and fundamental research skills.