Introduction

Types of Communication

Communication Conventions

Advice from Engineers

Perspectives on Communicating as an Engineer

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Writing Style

Derek, Lile, Electrical Engineering Professor

Engineering writing has a specific style. Open any publication and you'll see that style: never use personal pronouns, use the passive voice, etc. It's very impersonal. This is the accepted style, and I honestly don't know the history of it. In a technical paper we can't write, "I bought a bunson burner, I did this with it, and I made these measurements." This type of writing would get thrown out by any journal.