Questions and Answers of Essentials Of Technical Communication

What events have occurred or may transpire in the organization (theirs or mine) that may affect how my audience perceives my presentation?Content.
What do I know about the location where (or from which) I will give my presentation? How will this location influence my presentation?
What kind of presentation will I give: live and in person, live by video, live screencast, recorded video, recorded screencast, podcast (audio only)?
Given my audience’s background and attitudes, do I need to reshape my purpose to make my presentation more acceptable to my audience?Context.
What is the situation that led to this presentation?
Is there (should there be) a long-range purpose?
What is my purpose in giving this oral presentation?
What do I know about my audience—background, knowledge, position in the organization, attitudes toward me and my subject, abilities/disabilities?Purpose.
Who is my audience?
Is the audience composed of people who understand American English? How well do they understand American English?
What behaviors and interactions does the organization usually expect from those giving oral presentations?
Are you speaking to an audience of individuals from all levels within the organization?
Is your rank in the organization above or below them?
Do they know you?
In what surroundings will you make the presentation?
If you are one of several speakers, what kinds of presentations will other speakers make?
How does your presentation fit into the organizational situation?
What will be happening in the organization when you make your presentation?
How does your presentation relate to these issues?
What immediate issues underlie the presentation?
What broader concerns underlie the need for the presentation?
What kinds of biases will they likely have toward me and my topic?
What are their political and religious views?
What is their economic background?
What is their cultural/ethnic background?
What is their educational background?
What positions do they occupy in the organization?
What is their age group?
What is their attitude toward my subject?
What is their attitude toward me?
How much interest will they have in what I say?
What do they expect from me?
How much do they know about me?
How much does my audience know about the subject?
How will you test the usability of your instructions?
How will you make your instructions accessible for all of your likely readers?
What is the basic outline of your instructions? Does this outline meet the needs of your readers? Will it achieve your purpose?
What types of illustrations will you need to include?
What format will you use: online, online to be printed, paper, manual, poster, video?
What topics do you want to be sure to include/exclude?
What warnings or notes will you need to include?
What types of problems in safety and/or quality control do you need to emphasize?
Have you satisfied the needs of your readers? Will they be able to comprehend your proposal? Do they have all the information they need to make a decision?
Have you included a few sentences that urge readers to accept the proposal?
Do all the items in the appendix lend credibility to the proposal?
Is your budget realistic? Will it be easy for the readers to follow and understand?
Have you presented the qualifications of project personnel in an attractive but honest way? Have you asked permission from everyone you plan to use as a reference?
Will your readers be able to follow your plan of work easily? Have you protected yourself by making clear what you will do and what you will not do? Have you been careful not to promise more results
Is your solution well described? Have you made its benefits and feasibility clear?
Have you defined the problem thoroughly?
Does the introduction make the subject and the purpose of the work clear? Does it briefly point out the importance of the proposed work?
Does the project summary succinctly state the objectives and plan of the proposed work? Does it show how the proposed work is relevant to the readers’ interest?
Does your proposal have a well-planned design and layout? Does its appearance suggest the high quality of the work you propose to do? Do your readings both promote and inform?
How will you make your proposal accessible for all of your likely readers?Revising
Will the proposal be better presented in a report format or in a letter or memo format?
Will you need to include an appendix? Consider including biographical sketches, descriptions of earlier projects, and employment practices.
How much will the work cost (e.g., materials, labor, test equipment, travel, administrative expenses, and fees)? Who will pay for what? What will be the return on the investment?
Who will do the work? What are their qualifications for doing the work? Can you obtain references for past work accomplished?
What facilities and equipment will you need to carry out the project?
Do you want to make statements concerning the likelihood of success or failure and the products of the project? Who else has tried this solution? What was their success?
How will you carry out the work proposed? Scope? Methods to be used? Task breakdown? Time and work schedule?
What is your proposed solution to the problem? What benefits will come from the solution? Is the solution feasible (both practical and applicable)?
What problem is the proposed work designed to remedy? What is the immediate background and history of the problem? Why does the problem need to be solved?
Who are your readers? Do they have technical competence in the field of the proposal? Is it a mixed audience—some technically educated, some not? To whom could the proposal be distributed?
Have you made a list of all requirements given in the RFP?
b) Why scientific research is essential
a) Looking forward
c) What is a photo CORM and how are they used?i. Photo CORM research ii. Cleating ligand use VI. Conclusion
b) Use of carbon dioxide in bodily systems
a) Discussion of author’s research on subject
b) Drug delivery and antimicrobial work V. Photo CORM and cleating ligand research
a) Chemistry and biomedical engineering i. Aging population and expansion of biomedical research ii. Biocompatibility problems iii. Solutions offered by organometallic chemistry
c) Introduction of radiometals and functionalized-lanthanide complexes i. Capabilities of radiometals ii. Capabilities lanthanide complexes IV. Antimicrobial materials development
i. Radio imaging vs. luminescent imaging
III. Luminescent complex researcha) Discussion of author’s research within fieldb) Importance of imaging in medical fields
iii. Radiation therapyb) Advances made with ruthenium-based metal complexes i. Explanation of properties of ruthenium ii. Applications of ruthenium with arene ligands iii. Complexes in testing
Chapter 9: Proposals and Progress Reports
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pH control
ii. Drug/gene delivery
Catalytic properties
Ligand exchange to bind with DNA
Replacement of organic compounds using metals° Tamoxifen drug increased activity
Structural diversity of metal compounds
Figure depicting overall scopec) Introduction to major fields researched i. Cancer diagnosis and treatment ii. Luminescent complex research iii. Antimicrobial materials development iv. Photo CORM and
Organometallic chemistry vs. inorganic chemistry ii. Connection to other parts of scienceb) Scope of impact of organometallic chemistry on medicine i. Organometallic compounds and medicine
Research
Ligands
i. What is organometallic chemistry?: Important concepts and terms
I. History of organometallic chemistry research and relation to medicinea) Context of organometallic chemistry within science
Can we sell our idea without compromising the accuracy of what we can actually do?
Do we need to modify our proposed plan to avoid misleading readers about our ability to perform certain tasks on time, as proposed, and at cost?
From our own knowledge of our organization, what are our weaknesses—in personnel and in overall capability to complete this project as proposed?
What are our/my strengths?
How can we best present our capability to do this project?
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How can we show that we understand their needs?Proposals
How can we make our plan appealing?
How can we counter any weaknesses and the reader’s potential objections?
What are the weaknesses of the plan, as we—the writers—perceive them?

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