Technical writing
As a scientist, engineer or technician, you probably didn’t choose your career because you love writing. Yet your vast 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 it readable
Our approach to a successful technical report-writing course is to show you how to write about complex subjects in a succinct and logical way. It's all about clear communication, not about 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 content.
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- What you'll learn
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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, and make these sections 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 use only the appropriate level of technical jargon.
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Sample writing courses
- Business report writing
- A must for producing concise, well-organised reports
- Customer-centred letter writing
- How to handle complaints and get the tone right with formal letters
- Effective email writing
- Making sure your messages are read – and acted on
- Effective team communications: creating a voice
- How to edit sensitively and manage multiple contributions
- Essential grammar and punctuation training
- Refresher session on all the basics you never learnt at school
- High-impact business writing
- How to get your documents read first: planning, structure and using plain English
- High-impact presentation writing and speech writing
- The secrets behind confident, compelling public speaking
- High-impact tenders and writing sales letters
- The best option if you need to persuade or influence people
- Persuasive project proposal writing
- Maximising your chances of getting your project off the ground
- Technical writing
- Communicating complex information concisely – without dumbing down
- Writing for the media
- Tips and technique for writing news, features and press releases
- Writing for the public sector
- Ensuring your voice is heard by the right people in the right way
- Writing web content with clout
- Does what it says on the tin
