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Emphasis is the UK’s leading business-writing training company, offering specialist business-writing training and consultancy services to private and public sector organisations all over the world.

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Emphasis has been training companies and individuals in how to make their communication work for 25 years. Find out more about our story and our work below.

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Technical writing

For many technical people, writing can take them a long way from their comfort zone. And whatever the technical role, knowledge that isn't communicated effectively may just be wasted.

Overview

For many technical people, writing can take them a long way from their comfort zone. Scientists tend to see their strengths in doing the research. Engineers see theirs in solving practical problems. Developers might be comfortable writing only code.

But whatever your team’s roles, their knowledge will be wasted if they don’t communicate it effectively.

We’ll show your team how to avoid burying conclusions in supporting detail. They’ll learn how to weed out anything that’s too complex for their readers while keeping meaningful technical terms, so their recommendations are always clear for their intended audience. Above all, we’ll build your team’s confidence and pride in their own writing – helping them to see it as a key part of their core skills.

Outcomes

By the end of their bespoke course, attendees will be able to:

  • build a logical structure into any technical document
  • make conclusions clear and memorable
  • communicate complex information – without dumbing down
  • write for their readers, using an appropriate level of language and without getting bogged down in the detail
  • present data helpfully, making effective use of graphs, tables, charts, and graphics
  • write confidently, by being sure of their grammar and punctuation
  • build credibility and authority through their writing.

A key feature of this course is that all attendees receive our unique pre-course writing analysis. This covers 15 different areas of writing skills and helps us ensure the training meets attendees’ precise writing needs, while allowing for rapid, targeted improvements.

Who's it for?

Our in-house technical-writing courses are suitable for engineers, researchers, IT support and any other teams that have to communicate technical information clearly and effectively.

Find the training that fits

For individuals

Book one to three people on one of our public courses. With a maximum of eight learners per course.

For groups

Train four or more people (up to your whole organisation) with in-house training designed for your team and your needs.

Tailored to you

Individual writing analysis

We'll analyse each attendee's writing across 15 different areas

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Expert trainers

Each with 15+ years' experience as professional writers, editors and coaches

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Individual coaching

Expert one-on-one feedback with personalised insights embeds learning

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AI writing

Learn how to get the most from AI tools: supercharge your writing without losing your human edge

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Tailored content

Course content built around your specific learning objectives

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Real-world examples

Activities and exercises modified to use your team's documents

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Where

Online virtual classroom

Online or in-person

Duration

One day

Tailored to you

Price

£495

per person + VAT

Get a quote

for your bespoke course

Course programmes

For individuals

Book one to three people on one of our public courses. With a maximum of eight learners per course.

For groups

Train four or more people (up to your whole organisation) with in-house training designed for your team and your needs..

For groups

Train four or more people (up to your whole organisation) with in-house training designed for your team and your needs.

Individual writing analysis

We'll analyse each attendee's writing across 15 different areas

N
N

Expert trainers

Each with 15+ years' experience as professional writers, editors and coaches

N
N

Individual coaching

Expert one-on-one feedback with personalised insights embeds learning

N
N

AI writing

Learn how to get the most from AI tools: supercharge your writing without losing your human edge

N
N

Tailored content

Course content built around your specific learning objectives

N

Real-world examples

Activities and exercises modified to use your team's documents

N

Where

Online or in-person

Duration

Tailored to you

Course programmes

Price

Get a quote

for your bespoke course

For individuals

Book one to three people on one of our public courses. With a maximum of eight learners per course.

Individual writing analysis

We'll analyse your writing across 15 different areas

N
N

Individual writing analysis

We'll analyse each attendee's writing across 15 different areas

N
N

Expert trainers

Each with 15+ years' experience as professional writers, editors and coaches

N
N

Individual coaching

Expert one-on-one feedback with personalised insights embeds learning

N
N

AI writing

Learn how to get the most from AI tools: supercharge your writing without losing your human edge

N
N

Tailored content

Course content built around your specific learning objectives

K

Real-world examples

Activities and exercises modified to use your team's documents

K

Where

Online virtual classroom

Duration

One day

Course programmes

Price

£495

per person + VAT

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