Since engineering graduates and other technical students are frequently expected to document their projects as well as present such material orally, a Speech and Technical Writing course was designed at a New Hampshire college to prepare students for both technical writing tasks and oral presentations of their material. The course provides an overview of the concept of communication and focuses on the importance of purpose, audience, organization and format in both writing and speaking. Instructional objectives include preparing the student: (1) to align the writing/speaking assignment with these concepts; (2) to tailor content level and organization to readers' and listeners' needs; (3) to compose a letter of introduction and a resume; (4) to select the format and layout most appropriate to writing purpose; (5) to select appropriate speech formats and visual aids; (6) to write process descriptions, physical descriptions, and definitions appropriate to audience level; (7) to deliver an introductory speech, demonstration and visually aided presentation; (8) to use an overhead projector; (9) to select appropriate graphics to support text and oral presentation; and (10) to produce and present a report incorporating these skills. This document includes a sample 15-week outline, and a description of recommended texts with an explanation of suggested assignments and their sequencing.) (JG)