Technical Writing
Academy of Business Training
Delivery Method
Seminar
Target Audience
Technical Writers
Summary
The one day Technical Writing class prepares you to create effective technical documents for both written and digital media with emphasis on technical memos, problem-solving reports, and decision-making reports.
Description/Agenda
- Learn industry recommended business writing procedures and best
practices.
- Learn from a professional with 30+ years business experience.
The one day Technical Writing class prepares you to create effective technical documents for both written and digital media with emphasis on technical memos, problem-solving reports, and decision-making reports. The class provides an introduction to the principles of audience analysis, research and documentation, drafting and revision processes, and readability of written texts.
Each Student Receives:
- A student manual or textbook for use during and after
the class.
- Instruction from an experienced business professional (minimum
of 30 years) with at least five years in a corporate senior management
position (CEO, President, COO, Vice President, CFO).
- Real life exercises to support training materials.
- Individual attention (classes are limited to four
students).
- Personalized Certificate of Completion.
Class Outline
Module One: Preparation
Establish your purpose
Identify your audience or readers
Consider the context
Determine your scope of coverage
Select the medium
Module Two: Research
Brainstorm to determine what you already know
Conduct research
Take notes (note-taking)
Interview for information
Create and use questionnaires
Avoid plagiarism
Document sources
Module Three: Organization
Choose the best methods of development
Outline your notes and ideas
Develop and integrate visuals
Consider layout and design logic errors
positive writing
voice
Check for ethics in writing
biased language
copyright
plagiarism
Check for appropriate word choice
abstract / concrete words
affectation, jargon, and plain language
cliches
connotation / denotation
defining
terms
Eliminate problems with grammar
Module Four: Writing a Draft
Select an appropriate point of view
Adopt an appropriate style and tone
Use effective sentence construction
Construct effective paragraphs
Use quotations and paraphrasing
Write an introduction
Write a conclusion
Choose a title
Module Five: Revision
Check for unity and coherence
conciseness
pace
transition
Check for sentence variety
emphasis
parallel structure
subordination
Check for clarity
agreement
ambiguity
awkwardness
case
modifiers
pronoun reference
sentence faults
Review mechanics and punctuation
abbreviations
capitalization
contractions
dates
italics
numbers
proofreading
spelling
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