Posts tagged with: ProComm Conference

The Sept 2022 issue of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication is Now Available

Volume 65, Number 3, September 2022

 Research Articles: Revisiting SL in TPC Through Social Justice and Intercultural Frameworks: Findings from Survey Research, by S. Baniya, J. Edwards, J. Sano-Franchini, and J. WalwemaThis article reports on survey-based research of technical and professional communication (TPC) teachers and administrators, illustrating how these …

Audience Analysis as Part of a Strategic Communication Framework

Understanding your audience often discussed as one of the most important steps of the communication process; however, it is often the least well practiced and understood stage as well, largely because most documents (or other forms of communication) have multiple audiences, with multiple needs. In her Strategic Communication Framework, Debbie …

Debbie Davy on a Strategic Communication Framework for Technical Communication

A systematic process can significantly improve your communication practices and outcomes, especially in technical communication contexts. In this short video, Debbie Davy briefly outlines the need for and describes her Strategic Communication Framework. Her framework was presented in depth at the IEEE PCS Conference in Limerick, Ireland in July 2015, …

Derek Ross: Land Ethics in Technical Communication (Lufkin Award Winner)

Derek Ross of Auburn University gives us an overview of his Lufkin Award (2015) winning paper, “Conversations about place: Dialogic ethics and land ethics in technical communication,” co-authored with Russell Willerton, of Boise State University. Here, he defines land ethics, and discusses how they might …

Brian Price: Peeling Back the Information Onion in Technical and Engineering Communication

Brian Price, Lecturer at Aston University, UK, explores the metaphor of the “information onion” in technical and engineering communication, which helps reveal important strategies for effectively delivering and designing information for your readers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5COPk-bwX0
His talk on “Peeling Back the Layers of the Information Onion: Using Complex Layered Visuals for …

Dr. Alex Ilyasova on Emotional Intelligence and Engineering Communication

Dr. Alex Ilyasova, Director of the Professional and Technical Writing Program at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, defines emotional intelligence and describes the important role that it plays in engineering work, particularly in communication within teams.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Ynt3pzjpQ
Her research on this topic was delivered at the IEEE …

Elements of Visual Communication

 Melissa Clarkson
This brief tutorial introduces the foundational elements of visual communication. The emphasis is on techniques to graphically communicate (A) hierarchy, (B) grouping and (C) sequence— three concepts that are critical for designing effective figures, posters, and slides.
Here is an overview of the strategy:

Position, color, …