About this course
This unique workshop concentrates on the special skills needed by technical people to ensure their writing has a positive impact on their readers. You will take part in a fun science experiment using household materials which will then form a project running through the workshop. You will write a set of instructions, describe processes, write a short test report and edit documents based around this experiment.
Who should attend?
Anyone in a technical profession who needs to write reports, including IT staff and engineers.
Benefits
- Translate complex and innovative ideas into clear, logical and technically accurate documents
- Produce technical information for non-specialist audiences
- Help your readers to take action or make decisions effectively
Learning Objectives
- Learn techniques to tailor information to your reader
- Identify the features of and differences between various types of technical documents
- Become a more critical editor of technical documents
Course Outline
Understanding your reader
- Differentiating audiences
- Building information about your readers
- Focusing on your readers’ needs
- Generating content
Processes and instructions
- Giving instructions
- Describing a piece of equipment
- Describing a process
Test and lab reports
- Establishing purpose and structure
- Writing titles and abstracts
- Making introductions clear
- Describing methods and results
- Writing clear discussions
Reviewing
- Being clear and concise
- Using and avoiding technical language
- Giving definitions
- Using the editing process