Proposals and Scripts
In order to give a sense of my experience and skills, I have included a number of examples which demonstrate my capacity as a technical writer. Take a look.
My Artifacts
Software Proposal:
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Proposals in technical communications need to both explain the technology being discussed, taking care all the while to remain simple and consistent, and to aim for a subtle persuasion which will lead to the proposal being accepted. The development of VR software for medical professionals is the subject of this proposal.
This is a piece of technical writing that I worked on solely for my own benefit. I have several friends who work as programmers, one of whom is working to develop VR technology which can help medical professionals better understand and treat certain illnesses and conditions. I took on the role of a proposal writer. However, compared to my previous effort, a timetable had to be implemented. This proved challenging, but, with guidance from digital and personal sources, as well as the critical comments I received from my previous proposal, I was able to pull it off.
Project Proposal:
Each student in the course was tasked with creating a tech-focused company that wanted to train its staff in internet safety. To generate immersion, we were instructed to include comprehensive visual and textual aids to better illustrate how our imagined training courses would be carried out, with the condition that the training space be removed from the actual place of business, encouraging us to include costs for renting a secondary location for training purposes. These conditions set down before us, each student would have to create a timetable regarding the amount of time spent on different topics in training.
This project proposal symbolizes my first step into the technical writing world. Working in close accord with my instructor, I absorbed new concepts, and learned a great deal about how to receive instructor feedback, and incorporate it into my work.
Podcast Script:
Collaboration is key in technical communications, be it between writers and technical professionals or writers and editors. But when preparing material to be read aloud and recorded for a specific audience, different considerations have to be made.
The script we were to produce was to be crafted in a style respecting the participation of other podcasters. It was to be presented as an employee podcast meant to be listened to by the staff of the company you created to be the subject of the previously-mentioned project proposal.
This artifact demonstrates my ability to adapt to new challenges. Before this assignment, I had no experience with writing a script meant to be shared by several people. I learned a great deal about time management, the need for simplicity in dialogue, and how to better work with a team in the technology sector.