Technical Writing Skills Made Easy for Engineers & Technical Staffs

This 2-day technical writing course helps engineers and technical staffs to improve their technical writing skills for document and report preparations. Engineers or technical personnel who need to frequently prepare for technical documentations are encouraged to attend.

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Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Organize material by purpose and audience;
• Define the elements of writing steps and procedures;
• Improve the appearance of their technical documents;
• Use key words and phrases correctly, precisely and concisely for impact.
• Write clear, effective technical documents and reports to get the desired response from readers.
• Assess target audience and develop documents for the left results.
• Choose the appropriate writing style to communicate effecively to enable the reader take quicker action.
• Organise data, logs and journals into readable reports
• Label diagrams, tables, charts and other graphical tools effectively for ease of understanding
• Reduce writing time by organising the information quickly.
• Presenting the report effectively, thus achieving reader goodwill

Technical Report Writing - The Essentials

• Technical Reports - What are they?
• Addressing the needs of different readers
  • The technical reader
  • The decision maker
• Bringing technical writing to life
  • The right words
  • The right style
• Setting the tone and style
• Demonstrating professional credibility
• Making the text readable

Organising Your Thoughts

• Structuring the material - getting the flow right
• Developing a route through complex issues
• Producing the report outline
• Logical and Sequential Thinking Skills Builder
• Technical Report Structure, Layout, Format
• Components of a Technical Report
• The Flow - Presenting Complex Technical Information
• Writing Architecture - Paragraph Logic and Linking

The Report Writing Process

• Gathering and sorting material
• Presenting information for impact Organize the Sections and Component
• Information (including Data) and Details Required
• Quality and reliability of Information
• Presenting information for impact - organize the Sections and Components
• The Numbering System
• Content from Existing Documents, Systems and Experts
• Where the data is best placed
• Tables, charts and illustrations
• Numbering and captions
• Using appendices and references

Technical Report Writing - Generating the Report

• Clarity in Reporting - Use of Emphasis, Concise Active and Passive Voice
• Abbreviations, Acronyms and Double Meanings
• Why Readers Become Confused
• One Person's Jargon Is Another Person's Vocabulary
• Technical Report Tones for Style and Impact
• Using Bullet Points and List
• The Art of Managing Redundancy
• Visual Literacy - Using Images, Charts, Graphs, Pictures, Diagrams, Sketches, Tables
• Reducing the Access Time to Critical Information

Technical Report Writing - Completing the Report

• Drafts to Final Copies - Reviewing, Proof-reading and Editing
• How Good is Your Proofreading?
• Writing Impressive Conclusions
• Writing Precise Executive Summaries
• Checking Writing Effectively for Spelling, Punctuations, Grammar, Structure, Vocabulary, Homonyms
• Producing and presenting a clear, concise and effective report

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