Technical & Specialist Writing That is Easy to Read

Overview

Don’t you hate having to read stuff over and over again before you finally work out what it means?

Most of us read work documents in a hurry.  We prefer to pick up a document, read it once, and instantly understand what it is saying.  In other words we crave plain language!

But if your role involves writing technical documents, how do you get your meaning across in plain language?  How do you make it easy-to-read without ‘dumbing’ it down?  The answer is much simpler than you might think. 

This programme shows you how to avoid creating word-sludge when conveying complex ideas.  You’ll learn how to avoid death sentences when covering technical issues.  And you’ll see that graphs and charts don’t really need to be mind-numbing.  Attend this programme and inject new life into your technical and specialist writing.

Topics Covered

We focus on the principles behind making technical language readable.  Then we look at the structure, format and layout of technical documents.  Here’s a taste of the topics we cover:

• The nuts and bolts of technical writing
• Update on international standards and guidelines for technical writing
• Overcome the challenge of turning technical language into plain language
• Learn the ‘structured approach’ for covering technical and specialist topics – a series of easy-to-follow steps
• How to use categories of information to your advantage
• Choose the right formats and layouts – matching your information with the way your reader needs to receive it
• How to proof and edit technical documents

Who should attend

Do you need to write reports, instruction manuals, specifications, proposals, briefs, abstracts or similar documents that contain specialist-type information? Then this programme is for you.  Also, the programme is ideal for those who need to proof and edit technical documents.

Outcomes

You will come away from this course with:

• New ideas and ways of looking at technical information
• An understanding of international standards for technical and specialist writing
• Simple tools for turning complex technical documents into easy-to-read documents
• Practical tips that you can apply easily and immediately in your work-place
• Templates to help you structure technical documents
• Confidence to tackle that next technical writing task