MGT130 - Technical Writing

Course Description

In this 1-day course, you’ll get the business writing skills you need, overcome writer’s block, learn to recognize and avoid common mistakes and receive a toolkit of proven techniques for delivering information powerfully, persuasively and professionally.  Participants will learn proven approaches for conveying technical information in e-mails, letters, reports, manuals, instructions, documentation and proposals. You’ll also gain insights to help you better recognize the needs of your audience, be able to organize your information to make the best possible impression.  Bring a current project and get one-on-one feedback on your business writing skills. 

Course Outline

• Knowing Your Audience
  • Convey Technical Information Clearly to Nontechnical Readers
  • Understand How to Write for Another Person’s Review and Critical Commentary
  • Selecting the appropriate format for your audience
• Technical Writing Formatting and Structure
  • Understand the Pitfalls, Style, and Characteristics of Technical Writing
  • Learn How to Organize and Evaluate Technical Data
• Simplifying complex information/edit and revision techniques
  • Present Complex Technical Information Simply
  • Learn How to Use Illustrations
• Incorporating graphs, charts and tables
  • Structure the Physical Format to Enhance Presentations of Ideas
• Clear and Concise Writing
  • Sentence structure and powerful word usage
  • Avoid Wordiness and Confusing Sentence Constructions
  • Use Linking Words and Phrases in Sentences and Paragraphs
  • Techniques for Ensuring Clarity and Precision
  • Review Guidelines for Editing and Polishing Technical Writing
• Writing for Modern Communication Channels
  • Essentials of electronic writing
  • Writing for email, inter office Instant Messaging, and other informal communication
• Choosing the right channel for the right audience

Duration

6 Hours | 1 Day or 2 Nights