Includes index. Wide, P. (2016). Mastering technical communication skills : A student's handbook. Singapore : Pan Stanford Publishing.

Introduction: the remaining period of your life -- The first meeting with a presumptive employer -- The job announcement -- The first interview -- The employer's agenda -- Why a student should be prepared -- The process of being prepared -- The vision -- The goal -- The concept -- Skills: what a student should know -- Technology-based impressions -- Technology skills and history -- Technological breakthrough -- Broadening of your knowledge -- The use of knowledge -- Mastering time: what a student should be aware of -- Time as a physical property -- Scheduling of time -- Time in business -- Time management -- Technical communication by mastering language: essential knowledge for a student -- The communicative language -- The spoken language -- The listening language -- The reading language -- The written language -- Communicating technology: the essential matters -- Presentation -- Person-to-person communication -- Body language -- Aim of a presentation -- Personality: a student's best-acquired characteristics -- How to communicate personality -- Personal dynamics -- Social behavior -- The personal brand -- Future aspects: the time a student is active -- The world when you will retire -- Your place in the development phase -- Taking care of yourself