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1. Request Access
2. Language Overview
3. Proposals Submitted for Funding
4. Video 1: Top 5 Tips for New Web Designers
5. Video 3: Web Design Essentials and Top Web Software Programs
6. Module 6: Resumes
7. Planning your Resume
8. Resume Format
9. Persuasive Presentations - Basics
10. Video: How to Write a Persuasive Speech
11. Video: Imagery in Language
12. APA Basics Powerpoint
13. Video: How to Write a Research Paper in APA format
14. Video: Ten Tips for Writing a Research Paper
15. Reliable Sources
16. What Needs a Source In-text Citation
17. Blending Research into Your Writing
18. Resume Samples
19. Video: Resume Tutorial
20. Video: Top Resume and Cover Letter Mistakes
21. I Need Help
22. What is Technical Writing?
23. The Many Contexts of Communicating Technical Information
24. Basic Assumptions and Potential Complications
25. Legal Issues and Communication
26. Appreciating Different Cultures
27. Video: What is Technical Communication?
28. Video: Academic Audience and Technical Audience
29. Video: Cross-Cultural Communication
30. Video: International Business Cross-Cultural Communication
31. Video: Ethics and Writing
32. Audience-Centered Communication Overview
33. Appreciating Technical Communication Audiences
34. Rhetorical Nature of Technical and Professional Writing
35. Video: Audience - The IKON Approach
36. Video: Definition Rules
37. Format Overview
38. General Design Concepts
39. Additional Sources for Formatting
40. Video: Document Design
41. Avoiding Confusing Terms and Writing
42. Legal Issues
43. Use Language That is Sensitive to Your Audience
44. How Will Your Reader Respond to This Tone?
45. Use Concrete, Sensory Language
46. Use the Active Voice
47. Read Your Paper Aloud to Check Cohesiveness
48. Use Parallel Structure
49. Rephrase Awkward Word Order
50. Eliminate Unnecessary Language
51. Video: "You Attitude" Tutorial
52. Visuals Overview
53. NASA: Technical Report Writing
54. The Value of Visual Instructions
55. Photos and Illustrations
56. SlideShare: An Introduction to Visual Thinking
57. Web Sites Overview
58. Considerations for Web Site Writing
59. Website Design
60. Page Design
61. Pictures and Photographs
62. Typography
63. Video for your Websites
64. Video: Designing Effective Marketing Materials for Print and Web Sites
65. Video: Designing and Planning Web Pages
66. Video: 3 Key Factors When Designing A Website
67. Video: 5 Tips to Implement When Designing Your Website
68. Video: Designing Websites - Intro
69. Video: Formatting and Layout Introduction
70. Memos Overview
71. Memos: Style for Students
72. Memos: Format/Direct & Indirect Audiences
73. Memos: Purpose and Format
74. Video: Basic Memo
75. Video: Business Communication - Memos
76. Video: How To Create a Basic Gantt Chart in Excel
77. Video: Making a Gantt Chart with Excel
78. Letters Overview
79. Examples of Business Letters
80. Professional Letters
81. More About Letters
82. Business Letters & Other Letters
83. Video: The Key Forms of Business Writing - Basic Letter
84. Video: 12 Business Writing Tips for Effective Business Emails and Letters
85. Do not use this one for GE's bookReports Overview
86. Reports Overview
87. Do not use this one for GE's bookExplanatory Reports
88. Instructions and Process Reports
89. Examples of Instructional and Process Reports
90. Video: Casio SE-S10 Instructional video
91. Video: How to file a late contribution report
92. Classification Reports and Partition Reports
93. Organizational Patterns
94. Classifying Report - How to Organize
95. Comparing and Contrasting
96. Video: Integumentary System Epithelial Classification
97. Video: How to Write a Comparative Analysis
98. Video: How To Write The Perfect Press Release
99. Video: How To Write A Press Release For Internet Marketing Promotion
100. Presentations Overview
101. Functions of the Presentation to Inform
102. Types of Presentations to Inform
103. Getting Started with an Informative Presentation
104. Preparing Your Informative Speech
105. Creating an Informative Presentation
106. Research Overview
107. Textual Research
108. APA Documentation Overview
109. Basic Guidelines For Citing Resources
110. APA Style Documentation
111. APA Style In-Text Citations
112. APA Style Reference Lists
113. Questions to Evaluate the Authority of the Researcher's Methods
114. Demystify Research Methods
115. Intellectual Property
116. Problem Analysis Overview
117. Planning Reports (Annotated)
118. Summaries and Responses
119. The Proposal Overview
120. Preparing Business Proposals
121. Front Matter: Contents, Lists, and More
122. Ethics and Technical Communication
123. Video: The Key Forms of Business Writing: Proposals
124. Video: Quick Tips for How to Write a Business Proposal
125. Feasibility Report Sample Formats
126. What is a Feasibility Study/Report
127. Front Matter: Contents, Lists, and More
128. Ethics and Technical Communication
129. Video: Feasibility Study Tutorial
130. Video: Feasibility Studies - What to Consider
131. Persuasive Presentation Overview
132. Functions of the Presentation to Persuade
133. Principles of Persuasion
134. Meeting the Listener's Basic Needs
135. Presentations to Persuade, Getting Started
136. Persuasive Presention Assessment
137. Video: How to Write an Introduction for Persuasive Speeches
138. Video: How to Write the Opening of a Persuasive Presentation
139. Video: Why You Absolutely Have to Believe in Your Message
140. Rules of Writing Overview
141. Basic Rules of Punctuation
142. Edit for Economy
143. Punctuation, Mechanics, Capitalization, and Spelling Introduction
144. Hyphens
145. Apostrophes
146. Quotation Marks
147. Semicolons, Colons, and Dashes
148. Commas
149. The Period
150. Parentheses
151. Abbreviations and Acronyms
152. Expressing Temperatures and Numbers
153. Capitalization
154. Spelling
155. Everyday Words that are Commonly Misspelled
156. Terms that are Commonly Misspelled in Technical Writing
157. Video: 12 Business Writing Tips for Effective Business Emails and Letters
158. Video: Keep It Simple, But Not Too Simple!
159. Video: Keep Your Writing Simple and Clear
160. Video: Smart Business Writing Made Simple
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