Presents principles of good technical writing and provides opportunities to apply them directly and get feedback in a structured, risk-free environment. Specifically focuses on proposals and procedures.
Who will benefit from this class?
- Managers
- Engineers
- Technicians
- Administrators
- Anyone who writes procedures, specifications, technical e-mail, or technical proposals
This workshop potentially covers:
You will learn to:
- Increase your writing efficiency by using a writing process
- Help your reader understand your message by making it complete, consistent, clear, concise, and correct
- Write technical proposals and procedures
- Organize documents and paragraphs for maximum impact
- Structure sentences for maximum impact
- Punctuate your texts for readability (specifically semicolons, colons, hyphens, vertical lists)
- Eliminate passive voice
- Format for visual communication (so your reader can grasp your point immediately)
- Tighten for increased reading comprehension
- Translate technical writing for non-technical audiences
Comments from people who have attended this class
- Good flow. Bette did a nice job of “reading” the audience and adjusting to our needs.
- I liked the pace and the open dialogue and the participation level. The energy level was very good also.
- Instructor was well-prepared for class and made it interesting.
In the Text Doctor’s classes:
- Learners study an award-winning workbook (2002 APCC Excellence in Training Award).
- 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.
- Learners may receive focused feedback on one document (ask about pricing)