Technical writing
As a scientist, engineer or technician, you probably didn’t choose your career because you love writing. Yet your knowledge is wasted if you can’t communicate it. Good technical-writing skills are vital if you actually want anyone to read – and then act on – your research findings, ideas or recommendations.
Making your technical writing readable
Our technical report-writing course shows you how to write about complex subjects in a succinct and logical way. It's all about clear communication, not dumbing down. We'll show you how to follow Einstein's advice to ‘make things as simple as they are, but no simpler’.
Jargon or no jargon?
It’s important to differentiate between unnecessary jargon and the useful stuff – the shortcut terminology that a technical readership expects and understands. We’ll explain how you can be concise without compromising your content. In short, our technical-writing training will help you to produce reports that are both compelling and readable.
Call us on +44 (0)1273 732 888 or email us to find out more.
What you'll learn
Whatever your area of technical expertise, this one-day technical-writing course will help you to:
- approach writing confidently
- present clear messages
- build a logical structure
- know what to put in the abstract, introduction, methods, results, conclusion and discussion sections, and make them work
- manage and present complex information
- use appendices and terms of reference clearly
- tailor your content and style to the reader
- lay out your report, including illustrations and graphics, effectively
- avoid poor punctuation and grammar
- construct clear paragraphs and sound sentences
- use succinct and plain language and only the appropriate level of technical jargon.
Download a PDF about this course, including a course outline.
Who is this course for?
This technical-writing course will benefit all technical writers looking to communicate their subject – both to peers and to a wider, non-technical readership.
