Workplace Writing

These links will help you with the types of writing you will be expected to do in your professional careers in IT and engineering.

Memos
This site from the University of Toronto (Ontario) offers a model of a typical professional memo with commentary on the stylistic issues to consider.

Presentations
This link to Rice University's Online Writing Lab offers advice on understanding the speaking-writing relationship in order to develop effective oral presentations.

Procedures
This site, from Capital Community College, describes the process essay in which you describe procedures, how to do something or tell how something happens.

Progress Reports
Often, you'll be asked to update your company or a client about a project. These tips from Virginia Tech will help you organize the information for our progress report.

Proposals
Alice Reid, a specialist in educational technology, offers advice on writing proposals: "The general purpose of any proposal is to persuade the readers to do something -- whether it is to persuade a potential customer to purchase goods and/or services, or to persuade your employer to fund a project or to implement a program that you would like to launch."

Web Writing
This site, from Rachel McAlpine in New Zealand, provides articles about writing web content.