Persuasion In Technical Communication: Not Necessarily Just Another Academic Exercise
http://www.stc.org/ConfProceed/1994/PDFs/Pg173.pdf

Kim, H. Young, Eric J. Ray, Cathy A. Shuffield and Jing Xu
STC Proceedings
1994

Abstract:

Four graduate students' papers on communication theory can contribute to the field of technical communication, specifically in two ways: increase our understanding of message production and reception; provide a context in which to develop a theory of technical communication. Several human communication theories have practical and theoretical applications to technical communication. Applying these human communication theories can increase our understanding of how a message is produced and received. Understanding the message, its sender, and its receiver in technical communication can help us to become more effective technical communicators as well as researchers and teachers of technical communication.