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Scientific and Technical Writing Contents Chapter One: Types and Formats of Scientific and Technical Writing Section One: Types of Scientific and Technical Writing (P2) Section Two: Formats of Scientific and Technical Writing (P3) Chapter Two: The Process of Scientific and Technical Writing Section One: Writing Approach (P20) Section Two: Writing Process (P20) Chapter Three: Tips for Scientific and Technical Writing Section One: The Characteristics of Scientific and Technical Writing (P32) Section Two: The Organization and Development of Scientific and Technical Writing (P35) Chapter Four: Oral Communication Section One: Meeting People (P42) Section Two: Attending Lectures (P43) Section Three: Presentation of Researching Information (P44) Chapter One: Types and Formats of Scientific and Technical Writing Section One: Types of Scientific and Technical Writing Memo Reports The memo report is the most common and prevalent type of technical writing found in industry today. It is an informal report and is strictly an internal type of communication. The key to writing effective memo reports is brevity and simplicity. Formal Reports Formal reports are the comprehensive documentation of major technical projects. By the nature of their scope and importance, they tend to be long and detailed. The actual scope and complexity of any particular formal report will depend on the substance of the report itself. Most formal reports are outside reports from one company to another. They cover many of the same subjects as inside memo-reports. The format varies greatly, depending on the company’s standards and the nature of the report. Proposals A proposal is a selling document that advocates the purchase of a company’s products or services. It can also come from within a single company and advocate the purchase of equipment or hiring of additional personnel. Proposals from one company to another generally tend to be lengthy and co