The Essence of Technical Communication for Engineers

About the Author Herbert L. Hirsch developed the communication techniques described in this book while preparing hundreds of technical documents, presentations, and proposals in the course of his prolific engineering career. He began his career at Systems Research Laboratories (now part of Veridian Corporation) in Dayton, Ohio, and rose to the position of Senior Engineer. Mr. Hirsch continued working in Dayton, as an Engineering Group Leader for Quest Research Corporation, as the Director of Systems Engineering for Applications Research Corporation, as the Director of Engineering for Defense Technology, Inc., and as Chief Engineer for MTL Systems, Inc. Mr. Hirsch has 30 years experience designing electronic systems, system and phenomenology simulations, and signal processing algorithms, primarily for military sensor systems. He has also authored and coauthored books on radar antenna simulation, statistical signal processing, hardware description languages, and electronic countermeasures. Mr. Hirsch currently operates his consulting business, Hirsch Engineering and Communications, Inc., from his home in Vandalia, Ohio.

Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to the Art of Communication; THE WRITTEN DOCUMENT: PROSE AND PANIC; Planning the Document; Acquiring a Healthy Writing Attitude; Producing the Document; THE FORMAL PRESENTATION: DISSERTATION OR DISASTER; Planning the Presentation; Acquiring the Successful Presentation Attitude; Conducting the Presentation; THE INFORMAL DISCUSSION: MEETINGS AND MISHAPS; Planning for the Meeting; Acquiring a Meeting Attitude; Participating in the Meeting; Conclusion; Index; About the Author.