TECHNICAL WRITING AS A DIETITIAN

Greetings readers! For this week’s post, I am going to share information from an academic journal article I read, Caffeinated Energy Drinks Improve High-Speed Running in Elite Field Hockey Players . As dietitians, we will be utilizing and applying information from academic journals into our studies, which is why it is vital to comprehend the information written in them. Although it is challenging to do so, the information I acquired was intriguing since it had to do with athletes and supplements. Let's take a closer look at the content I read about.    Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a caffeine-containing energy drink to improve physical performance (distance, acceleration, heart rate) of elite field hockey players during a game. Recent studies show that the use of caffeinated beverages enhances movement patterns of several team sports such as basketball, volleyball, and tennis. Therefore, this experiment was designe...

Welcome back, crew! Today we will be talking about proposals. And no, I’m not talking about marriage proposals. I’m talking about professional, technical writing proposals. What is a Proposal? To start, you might be wondering, what exactly is a proposal? A proposal is a document that offers to carry out research to provide a product or a service. As dietitians, we may write a proposal to a supplement company testing their products on our patients (who are athletes) and their effects on performance. How to Write a Proposal When writing proposals, we must apply concepts of planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading, as we learned in an earlier post of mine. In internal proposals, which is what we would write as dietitians, you must include the following sections : Memo In a professional proposal, authors use memos to introduce their letters. Memos are used for more brief documents. Purpose They then include the purpose of the proposal,...

Welcome back to my YouTube Channel! HA, just kidding, we are here again to discuss technical writing.  Buckle up, ladies and gents. You’re in for a ride. Tonight, we will be reviewing all I have learned when it comes to correspondence. Which form do we use? When do we know when which form of correspondence is appropriate? Do not fear, I will answer all of your questions. Selecting a Type of Correspondence The four main types of correspondences include: 1. Letters 2. Memos 3. Emails 4. Microblog posts As dietitians, we would use a letter when communicating with organizations outside of our practice, such as the American Heart Association (on the topic of diabetes). We would use a memo when communicating with people in our own organization as it is moderately formal. Even though there may be a level of comfort with your coworkers, it is vital that you still present yourself in a professional manner because you never know who may read your email. Unfor...

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen! Tonight, we are going to be talking about writing collaboratively. This is a vital skill to have because you will be interacting with people for the rest of your life! Let’s take a closer look at writing collaboratively. Advantages of collaboration •    Draws a wider skills base. ·          Suppose an accountant must write our patients financial document/receipt after we offer our services. Accountants for sure know more about finance than we do. •     Improves communication of employees ·          Since dietitians work with a multitude of employees in different work settings (accountants, doctors, physicians, athletic trainers), it encourages us to communicate effectively with one another to achieve the common goal. •    Helps acclimate new employees to an organization ·     ...

Welcome back all! Tonight I'm throwing a bit of a curveball to you all. In my technical writing class, we were instructed to create an infographic using the website Canva. The purpose for this infographic was to inform people about information that we had acquired from a different course from our major. I chose to educate people on how to "Save The Bay" by following simple steps that will reduce harm to our marine life. After taking a trip down to Save The Bay in my Community Nutrition course, I quickly learned that the small actions I was taking daily were potentially harming nearby marine life and our environment. I think it is important that we are aware of what we are doing to marine life, because it directly affects our planet as well. Here's my infographic that I created! I hope you find it within you to take action- just remember that even one small step goes a long way. 

Welcome back, everyone! I hope you’re having an amazing week! Today I am going to be sharing with you about conducting research when writing technical documents. In the field of nutrition, there are always new diets being discovered. We must conduct and analyze research that will prove theories about these new ways of eating. There are two main types of research that we will be discussing today: 1)    Primary research 2)    Secondary research In primary research, we discover and create information and data ourselves. In secondary research, we find information (whether it’s from nutritional academic journals, or other research previously conducted experiments) that help us better understand the topic we are researching. Choosing Appropriate Research Methods There are many different types of research methods that are used in the nutrition field daily. As dietitians, if we were researching how the keto diet does not help our patients...