Patrick Love
ABSTRACT
This article explores how to marry technical communication sensibilities with structure-based action of organizing. This article draws an initial framework from the work of McAlevey [16] and analyzes its overlap with technical communication and how organizing praxis can shape technical communication sensibilities. Structure-based work, prioritizing a strong organization before a message or document, as a product-focus of technical communication emerges as a fruitful avenue of further study.
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