Technical Writing

1. Technical Writing + Introduction

2. Forbes Magazine to help careers Teach them to Write Better!

5. Day, R.A. in “How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper”; pp 211, University of Cambridge, Australia. • James, S. in “Using Literature”; pp 600, John Wiley & Sons, U.K. • Reynolds, L. and Simmonds, D. in “Presentation of Data in Science”; pp 209, Martinus Nijhoff publishers, U.S.A.

6. أ. شلبي – “كيف تكتب بحثا أو رسالة“(195صفحة) القاهرة

7. Why Do We Write?

8. To prove, work was done (oral) • To document, record the details and information, and • Accordingly to manage better, (informed decision)

9. To Contribute to Science

10. Personal Gains 1. You learn more about the subject 2. Chance to rethink your thoughts 3. You gain recognition, looked upon as a leader(adds to CV)

11. Bad Writing and Good Writing

12. Reasons for Bad Writing 1- Lack of Clarity 2- Being Subjective + Personal Reflections

13. Reasons for Bad Writing (ctd) • 1- Lack of Clarity • Too Involved • Too Brief • Too Polite • Too Complicated

14. Reasons for Bad Writing (ctd) 2- Being Subjective (too passionate, too emotional)

15. + Personal Reflections • Early Training • Do we Believe in Documentation? • Mother Tongue • Talent/Gift • Form + Content

16. Good Writing

17. Good Writing • Wide base of knowledge(reading) • Precision in understanding and expression • Question previous findings • Logical thinking and expression • Objectivity and being impartial

18. chemist Cat 10,000 words Mat Tort (5000 words) lawyer Propane (5000 words)

20. “For what good science tries to eliminate, good art seeks to provoke: Mystery, which is lethalto the one, and vitalto the other” John Fowles

21. أنام ملء جفوني عن شواردها * ويسهر الخلق جرّاها ويختصم

22. Before We Start: One word on reporting Form + Content

23. The Simple Logic of Writing (American National Standard Institute) Introduction, • What question (problem) was studied? • How was the problem studied? Methods, Results, • What were the findings? And Discussion • What do these findings mean?

24. IMRaD

25. IMRaD

26. Preparing Your Resume, Biography, Curriculum Vitae (CV)

27. Before you start Read the needs of the job Model Avoid too much of details Avoid many colors, lines, or graphs

28. Summary Experience and study Should be tailored for the type of work and place, brief and focused (do or die)

29. Objective What are you looking for? (A statement of one or two sentences)

30. Professional Experience Details of your previous experience (what exactly, how long, uniqueness) Tailored

31. Education Academic degrees, exact title, place, dates, title of thesis (highlights of work) Recent to previous

32. Training • Training courses (titles or domains, who, where, highlights) • Workshops. Symposia, and Conferences

33. Skills Languages Computer Research equipment Managerial sports Other Activities

34. References People that know you (name and phone) In what capacity Make sure they agree (3 to 5 persons)

35. Personal Date of Birth Social status Address (work, Home) Email address Phone (fax) numbers hobbies 

36. Final two Remarks • Do not be shy (balance) • Never but the truth

37. Thank you