By James E. Vincler & Nancy
Horlick Vincler
Published by Professional
Publications, Inc.
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Think you can't write? Think again!
Does writing take up a significant
part of your job as an engineer — a dreaded part?
Do you procrastinate, then spend too much time writing
and rewriting, never getting the results you want? Do
you suspect your career is stalled by your
communication skills?
Authors Jim and Nancy Vincler will
change your mind about writing. Professional writing
coaches known for their extensive work with engineers,
the Vinclers will show you how to become faster, more
efficient, and more effective at every writing task you
undertake.
Engineering Your Writing Success is written specifically for
engineers like you. It takes advantage of the logical
way you already think. Good writing follows logical
rules, and that's something engineers understand. You
can write well, and this book is all you need to get
started.
You'll get field-tested strategies,
in practical steps, that work for writing projects of
any size. Plenty of real-life examples ensure that you
will understand not just what to do but how to do it --
the real nuts and bolts of preparing all sorts of
technical and business documents, from proposals and
reports to manuals and data sheets, even memos and
e-mail.
You'll quickly learn how to:
• Discover your natural
talent for writing logically
• Overcome
procrastination and writer's block
• Use the QuickPlan
system to streamline any writing project
• Design the message to
reach your reader
• Troubleshoot common
writing problems that engineers encounter
• Make your proposals
persuasive
• Prepare user-friendly
procedure manuals
• Use e-mail and fax
communication effectively
• Format your documents
so people want to read them
You'll also find a bonus section on
successful presenting, including:
• Planning, preparing,
and delivering a presentation with confidence
• Leading a meeting that
produces results
With these skills, you'll be a
better writer, a more confident presenter, and, in
turn, a more productive engineer. It's no secret that
the stronger, more persuasive communicator you are, the
better your career options will be. Writing is
something every engineer can do, but many never
discover how. Use Engineering
Your Writing Success to
give yourself an advantage that will last a lifetime.
About the Authors
James E. Vincler and Nancy Horlick
Vincler are professional writing coaches who work
exclusively with engineers and business people. In
nearly twenty years of leading workshops and seminars,
they have taught thousands of grateful students that
"engineers CAN write."
Here is what the American
Consulting Engineers Council BOOKSHOP NEWS said about Engineering Your Writing Success:
We've heard about attorneys who
became novelists, haven't we? But most often,
professionals learn their own precise skills and
by-pass another tool they need every day: writing. This
is a book designed for the engineer or technical person
who has never had time to consider the potential of the
English language as a tool. It is jam-packed with
information, philosophical as well as practical,
logical examples of how language should be used, what
it is meant to convey, and how it will help you to get
what you want. It's filled with examples and is
directed toward the engineering profession. This is an
incredible book; and if you take the time to read it
and use its recommendations, you will become as
professional a writer as you are an engineer. This book
is good!
Silvia S. Cutler, Editor
(ISBN 0-912045-90-6).
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