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Performance Management Series - Technical Writer Training

Technical Writing Workshop

This workshop provides the participants with the tools and skills they need to maximize the effectiveness of their technical writing skills. APS provides a commercial textbook for this session along with other participant materials.  

Course Length: 8 to 16 hours (Typical)

Instructional Setting: Classroom

Course Topical Outline:

  • The Communication Process

    • Elements

    • Sender

    • Message

    • Medium

    • Receiver

    • Feedback

    • Forms for Messages

    • Breakdowns in Communication

  • Audience and Purpose

    • Audience

    • Purpose

    • Content And Style

  • Types of Technical Documentation

    • Reports

    • Progress

    • Status

    • Incident

    • Inspection

    • Scientific

    • Proposals

    • Sales

    • Service

    • Planning

    • Procedures

    • Manuals

    • Policy

    • Administrative

    • Standards

    • Technical

  • Planning

    • Outlining

    • Organizing Information In Standard Patterns

    • Definition

    • Description

    • Classification and Division

    • Comparison

    • Cause and Effect

    • Time Sequence

    • Detail and Examples

  • Writing

    • Paragraphs, Beginnings, and Endings

    • Special Formatting Features

    • White Space

    • Lists

    • Headings

    • Supplementary Parts

    • Visual Aids

    • Use

    • Explaining Visual Aids

    • Placement and Labeling In Writing

    • Types

  • Revising

    • Assessing Readability

    • Choosing Words That Are Appropriate for Readers

    • Eliminating Unnecessary Words

    • Addressing Readers

    • Using Details and Examples to Support General Statements

    • Building New Ideas on Something Already Said

    • Using Signal Words and Phrases

    • Proofreading and Editing

  • Trends in Technical Writing

    • Punctuation and Abbreviations

    • Fonts

    • Writing and Editing as a Group

This workshop can be customized to fit the needs of your company.  For a free quote or for more information on this workshop, email us at info@aps-online.net or call Mary Ann Kmetyk at 410-715-0800

 
 
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