| Summary: | Improve the signal-to-noise ratio in your writing!<br> You'll need more than just technical prowess to succeed as a professional engineer; you'll need to be an effective communicator.<br> Specifically written to address the needs of engineers, this brief, easy-to-use guide gives you an efficient and direct way to improve your writing and speaking skills. The authors focus on those writing activities that engineers perform on a daily basis, such as reports, business letters, office memoranda, and e-mail, as well as oral presentations.<br> Now updated to reflect rapid changes in how we communicate, this Second Edition covers writing as part of a project team, plagiarism and ethics, email effectiveness and privacy, presentations using PowerPoint, and applying for jobs using the internet.<br> With this book, you'll learn how to:<br> * Reduce the "noise" in your writing, by eliminating grammatical errors, typos, poor organization, and fuzzy thinking.<br> * Correctly document information taken from other sources.<br> * Increase your chances of landing the job you want.<br> * Construct clear and effective graphics.<br> * Avoid ethical pitfalls.
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