Essentials of Technical Writing
One Day Workshop
Gain the solid
technical writing skills you need to handle any project with
ease!
Program Description
Technical writing
is a tough assignment for even the most experienced writers. Think of
all the challenges you face when you have to write a technical document.
Where do you start in organizing the mountain of data
you’ve got? How do you explain complex information in a way that’s easy
for readers to grasp? Is there a specific stylebook you should use? How
can you catch embarrassing errors before they’re in print? How do you know
if your copy is too technical for your readers? What can you do to
motivate people to read every word? How do you cite sources correctly?
Accomplish
your writing objectives with greater ease
Technical writing is also a high-stakes project - one that
allows you little margin for error. Fail to explain instructions clearly
in a user’s manual and your readers will waste hours of time and effort.
Draft an unconvincing proposal and your department loses out on much
needed equipment or extra staffing. Write a technical letter containing a
grammar blunder and you damage your organization’s credibility - and your
own. Create a vaguely worded policy and your organization is exposed to a
lawsuit.
Give your
technical writing skills a major upgrade
Fortunately, there’s now a fast, easy way you can learn
the “how to’s” of successful technical writing. Essentials of Technical
Writing is a one-day writing clinic that provides you with the solid
skills you need to handle any technical project with ease. Designed for
busy professionals at all levels of writing experience, this workshop is a
crash course in technical writing “how to’s” guaranteed to make you a
better technical writer.
Add
technical precision to every writing project
With an expert instructor as your guide, you’ll learn the
tricks of the trade - proven strategies and techniques professional
technical writers use to convey complex information in easy-to-understand
terms. Through lively writing exercises and activities that will
strengthen your skills fast, you’ll discover how to transform
jargon-filled data into crystal-clear, concise copy that gets the results
you want!
Keep
projects on deadline by cutting the time you spend
writing
Whether you write technical documents on occasion or
full-time, you know firsthand how enormously time-consuming technical
writing can be. That’s why we’ve packed this workshop with timesaving
tips, tools and shortcuts guaranteed to cut your writing time by at least
30 percent.
What You’ll Learn
In just 1 fast-paced day of training, you’ll learn how
to…
- Outline your project with a quick planning method that
will keep you focused and ahead of deadlines.
- Organize reams of material quickly.
- Get the words flowing fast with tips for preventing
writer’s block.
- Use standard formats and structures that help your
words fall into place.
- Spot your errors in less time and with greater accuracy
using editing shortcuts.
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Who Should
Attend
This is an important workshop every business writer SHOULD
attend.
Workshop Agenda
Technical
Writing Project Strategies
- A quick overview of the challenges inherent in
technical writing
- Define objectives for your project - and steps you’ll
take to ensure you achieve them
- Key questions you must answer before you write a word
- Assess your readers’ technical literacy level to know
what you can and cannot expect from them
- How to determine content for your project
- Information gathering: research tips and shortcuts that
will save time and effort
Develop a Writing Style
That’s Precise And Easy to Read
- Why formalized technical-ese has given way to a more
conversational, relaxed style
- How to avoid five common mistakes technical writers
make that render their documents useless
- Active voice and other proven techniques for writing
clearly and directly
- Keep it concise: slashing wordiness, clichés and
redundancies
- Examples of using statistics effectively - rather than
overwhelming the reader with numbers
Writing Efficiency Secrets
and Shortcuts
- Surefire tips for overcoming writer’s block or writing
anxiety
- Tips for cranking out that first draft fast so you can
see what you’ve got to work with
- Secrets to cutting your writing time by at least 30
percent
- Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite! Steps for improving your
first draft - and second and third
- Grammar, Punctuation, Abbreviations and More
- Frequently misused words in technical and business
writing - and words that don’t exist
- The Ten Commandments of Capitalization, plus computer
terms with correct capitalization
- Cures for “comma-itis” and other punctuation
ailments
- Common misuse of numbers and how to avoid such
confusion
- How to attribute information correctly using
quotes
Using Formats and
Statistics to Make Your Document User-Friendly
- Structures and formats proven to enhance readability
and understanding
- Pointers for creating headlines, titles and subheads
that draw your readers in
- How to use charts, graphs and tables to communicate
volumes
- Graphics and illustrations: recognizing when to use
them and when to pass
Guidelines
for Specific Technical Writing Projects
- A checklist for technical letters and e-mails that
ensures you’ve covered all
the bases
- A simple structure for a standout report
- Is it comprehensive enough? A handy policy and
procedure checklist that helps you make sure
- Crucial ingredients of a persuasive proposal
- How to write requests that motivate your reader to act
favorably - and respond quickly!
- Essential elements of user-friendly manuals and user’s
guides
- Techniques for writing instructions that cannot be
misunderstood
Editing and Proofreading
Techniques that Ensure Letter-Perfect Accuracy
- Editing “musts” for technical writing that is clear,
concise and precise
- Fact-checking techniques that help guarantee 100%
technical accuracy
- Expert editors’ tricks for spotting their own
mistakes
- The importance of getting a well-qualified “second set
of eyes” to proofread your document
- Final read-through: an editing and proofing checklist
that leaves nothing to chance
Your Guarantee of Complete
Satisfaction
Technically
Speaking, This Workshop Is 100% guaranteed!
There’s nothing technical or complex about our money-back
guarantee at National Seminars Group. In fact, it’s as straightforward as
guarantees get: If you’re unhappy with the training you receive, we’ll
refund your entire enrollment fee. Period. We offer our 100-percent
money-back guarantee to make it clear that you have nothing to lose - and
everything to gain - when you choose National Seminars Group as your
partner in career training. You won’t be disappointed, we GUARANTEE
it!
Continuing
Education:
Continuing education credits may be recognized by your professional
board. Contact your own board to find out what's required.
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