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Technical writing should be user-friendly and user-oriented. As such, it should address readers’ needs, be easy to read and understand, and be efficient, as an efficient document saves the reader time and money. Too often, however, technical documents tend to be writer-centered; fail to provide readers with the information they need when they need it; and lack good organization, correct style, and appropriate content. Our onsite technical writing course focuses on helping writers understand how to write a technical document that uses the appropriate style, includes the correct content, flows, uses language effectively, and most important, meets readers’ needs for ease of use and information.

The most common topics we cover in such a course are listed; however, this list is by no means complete, and we can modify these topics to suit your needs.

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• Developing a Writing Strategy
• Analyzing audience needs
• Understanding purpose
• Understanding the necessity of persuasion
• Maintaining a positive image
• Being concise and precise
• Using active/passive voice, concrete/abstract language, emphasis
• Critical Thinking
• Understanding the role of thinking in decision-making
• Using logic to understand the impact of actions and decisions
• Avoiding assumptions
• Organizational Strategies
• Using organizational techniques
• Using outlining effectively
• Presenting content to gain readers’ attention
• Using Language Effectively
• Reducing unnecessary words
• Reducing repetition and redundancy
• Keeping it simple
• Using only words that add value
• Creating flow
• Showing relationships
• Avoiding lazy pronouns
• Writing the Technical Report
• Deciding the kind of report format to use
• Understanding reader needs
• Stating the problem
• Understanding your objective
• Determining the purpose
• Using subtopics
• Organizing the information
• Ending with an appropriate conclusion
• Effective Presentation Skills
• Constructing Effective Sentences and Paragraphs
• Using appropriate emphasis
• Creating “links” between and among ideas
• Using shorter versus longer sentences and paragraphs
• Meeting readers’ needs for effective sentences and paragraphs
• Using topic and supporting sentences
• Building the Argument of the Document
• Using logic to garner support
• Understanding and using the components of logic throughout the report
• How logic meets readers’ needs
• Using Figures, Graphs, and Charts
• Meeting readers’ expectations for
• Using descriptive titling and captioning
• Guidelines for creating
• Design tips
• Writing Proposals
• Defining the proposal
• Understanding the role of persuasion in proposals
• Determining content and organization
• Determining formality requirements
• Understanding the sections
• Focusing on readers’ needs
• Writing Investigative Reports
• Understanding the function of investigative reports
• Including the appropriate information
• Using language effectively
• Making the findings clear
• Ensuring the appropriate action
• Writing Deviation Reports
• Determining what should be included in each section
• Understanding the function of each section
• Using language to effectively convey the deviation
• Ensuring the appropriate amount of information
• Editing and Proofreading Strategies
• Defining editing and proofing
• Using foolproof techniques
• Becoming your best editor
• Helping others edit

We also offer more specialized courses on writing

• User manuals
• Proposals
• Standard operating procedures
• Instructions
• Specifications
• Recommendation and progress reports
• Assessments
• Minutes

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