Presents principles of good technical writing of specifications (statement of work) and provides opportunities to apply them directly and get feedback in a structured, risk-free environment.
Who will benefit from this class?
- Managers
- Engineers
- Technicians
- Anyone who writes specifications (statement of work)
This workshop covers:
- Using a writing process, including prewriting (brainstorming), to discover all the requirements you need
- Learning to ask just the right questions to get clear requirements
- Learning to translate technical material for a nontechnical audience
- Developing checklists for the writer, reviewer, and editor of your specification
- Using precise language (avoiding ambiguity and imprecise language)
- Applying text and visual formatting principles to improve readability of specifications
- Managing feedback on your specification (either peer, supervisor, or client review)
- Revising specifications to provide clarity
- Editing/proofreading effectively (using professional style guides, industry style guides, and company style guides)
- Ten tips to professionalize minutes
Comments from managers who have brought Bette in to teach this class
- Bette put on a highly structured, interactive, and enjoyable training session where questions, debate, and group participation were encouraged.
- With a keen understanding of our business model and learning needs, Bette put together a curriculum that was impactful and sustainable. Her training provided us with the rigor and intra-departmental uniformity that we were looking for.
In the Text Doctor’s classes:
- Learners study an award-winning workbook.
- Learners interact with the instructional material and with others in the classroom; they are always engaged, always awake, always learning and questioning.
- Learners immediately apply course material to their own writing.
- Learners receive online support for one year.