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Effective Technical Writing - Live Online/Virtual
Technical writing is unique because of its specialized content. It must convey objectivity and reach both technical and nontechnical audiences with exactness and clarity. Along with writing emails, letters and reports, the technical writer must be able to prepare definitions, physical descriptions, product specifications, procedures, test and laboratory results, and many other kinds of documents. This seminar offers you a battery of tools and techniques to help you jumpstart the writing process on any challenging technical writing endeavor. You will learn ways to defeat writer’s block, procrastination and writer’s anxiety, as well as how to develop a better understanding of readers’ needs and expectations. You will also discover principles and approaches that cover a broad range of industries and topics and get hands-on experience improving your technical writing ESP -- efficiency, sufficiency and proficiency. In addition, you will receive expert feedback on your work from an experienced writing consultant to help fine-tune your new skills. Three days in classroom or four sessions online. Keywords: webinar, webinars, on demand, virtual learning, virtual classes, online learning. CEUs: 1.8. Fee per person: $2345, $2095 for AMA members.
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Provider:
AMA (American Management Association International)
Topic(s):
Writing & Speaking >
Writing Skills
Who Should Attend?
Engineers, scientists, IT/computer personnel and people in R&D and other technical areas who wish to enhance their technical writing skills in order to better communicate with their audiences.
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Technical writing is unique because of its specialized content. It must convey objectivity and reach both technical and nontechnical audiences with exactness and clarity. Along with writing emails, letters and reports, the technical writer must be able to prepare definitions, physical descriptions, product specifications, procedures, test and laboratory results, and many other kinds of documents.
This seminar offers you a battery of tools and techniques to help you jumpstart the writing process on any challenging technical writing endeavor. You will learn ways to defeat writer’s block, procrastination and writer’s anxiety, as well as how to develop a better understanding of readers’ needs and expectations. You will also discover principles and approaches that cover a broad range of industries and topics and get hands-on experience improving your technical writing ESP—efficiency, sufficiency and proficiency. In addition, you will receive expert feedback on your work from an experienced writing consultant to help fine-tune your new skills.
Who Should Attend
Engineers, scientists, IT/computer personnel and people in R&D and other technical areas who wish to enhance their technical writing skills in order to better communicate with their audiences.
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT:
- Create a full range of technical documents with solid structures
- Use templates to quickly start the writing process
- Explore techniques for getting past writer’s block
- Prepare detailed messages for both technical and nontechnical readers
- Understand best practices for displaying visual information
- Edit language for precision, clarity and conciseness
- Summarize complex issues with authority and clarity
WHAT YOU WILL COVER:
- Employing the standards of technical writing
- The technical writing process: getting started efficiently
- Assessing your own writing style based on the audience
- The techniques: strategically organizing ideas and messages
- Knowing how to best display visual information
- Achieving precision, clarity and conciseness
- Editing at the word level
Special Feature
You may also choose to bring an existing sample writing piece for one-on-one feedback.
Outline for classroom
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish Among the Elements of Technical Documents
- Create a Full Range of Technical Documents with a Solid Structure
- Use Templates to Jumpstart the Writing Process
- Use Techniques for Overcoming Writer’s Block
- Evaluate Technical Data Based on the Writer’s Purpose and the Reader’s Concerns
- Prepare Detailed Messages with a Style for Technical and Nontechnical Writers
- Structure the Format to Enhance Presentation and Ideas
- Use Linking Words and Phrases in Sentences and Paragraphs
- Apply Best Practices for Displaying Visual Information
- Edit Language for Precision, Clarity, and Conciseness
- Choose Language for Appropriateness
- Summarize Complex Issues with Authority
The Landscape
- Define Technical Writing
- Identify Characteristics of Technical Writing
- Distinguish Between Two Commonly Used Technical Writing Styles
- Classify the Challenges That Technical Writers Face
The Maps
- Distinguish Among the Elements of Technical Documents
- Identify a Full Range of Technical Documents with a Solid Structure
- Use Templates to Jumpstart the Writing Process
The Technical Writing Process
- Overcome Writer’s Block
- Generate Ideas Through an Efficient Writing Process
The Technical Writing Product
- Evaluate Technical Data Based on the Writer’s Purpose and the Readers’ Concerns
- Assess Your Own Writing Style Based on the Audience
Organizing Ideas
- Compose Effective Patterns of Technical Writing
- Structure the Format to Enhance Presentations and Ideas
- Use Linking Words and Phrases in Sentences and Paragraphs
Visualizing Ideas
- Apply Best Practices for Displaying Visual Information
- Use the Full Range of Illustrations in Technical Writing
Editing at the Sentence Level
- Identify Common Sentence Problems and Their Solutions
- Edit Imprecise, Unclear, or Wordy Sentences
- Combine Sentences for Fluency
- Edit Sentences for Active Voice
- Edit Sentences for Parallel Structure
Editing at the Word Level
- Choose Correct Grammar, Words, Punctuation, and Mechanics
- Summarize Complex Issues with Authority
Outline for online
LESSON ONE
The Territory: Employing the Standards of Effective Technical Writing
- Distinguish Among the Elements of Technical Writing
- Create the Full Range of Technical Documents with a Solid Structure
- Decide on the Best Organization Pattern for Conveying Technical Information
LESSON TWO
The Task: Getting Started Efficiently
- Use Techniques for Overcoming Writer’s Block
- Evaluate Technical Data Based on the Writer’s Purpose and the Readers’ Concerns
- Prepare Detailed Messages with a Style for Technical and Nontechnical Readers
LESSON THREE
The Techniques: Organizing Messages Strategically
- Structure the Format to Enhance Presentations and Ideas
- Use Linking Words and Phrases in Sentences and Paragraphs
- Apply Best Practices for Displaying Visual Information
LESSON FOUR
The Tweaks: Achieving Precision, Clarity, and Conciseness
- Edit Language for Precision, Clarity, Conciseness
- Choose Language for Appropriateness
- Summarize Complex Issues with Authority
Sponsor Background:
The American Management Association was founded in 1923. They have built a content control check into every one of their professional seminars. Plus a series of checks and balances to ensure that the content of every AMA seminar is precisely targeted to:
- provide comprehensive, hands-on training that is of practical use when you return to the job
- focus on need-to-know specifics, relevant to the demands of global business today
- offer the expertise and personalized attention of top-ranking instructors
- facilitate your career development and business savvy
Whether you're looking for a solid foundation of business fundamentals or strategies to help you seize growth opportunities for your company, AMA offers expert instruction to help you:
- manage your priorities effectively
- cultivate more productive working relationships
- increase your on-the-job value
- align your skills with marketplace demands
- bring out the best in people, processes and yourself
Cancellation Policy
Transfer, Cancellation and Refund Policy
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