Effective Technical Report Writing

Course Introduction

The aim of this training course is to develop the principles of technical writing that give it a logical base appealing to both the technical or non-technical reader. This training encourages writers to be efficient and logical in their use of words, ensuring that the purpose of each component is understood and achieved. The training focuses on the real challenge – to express complex ideas This entails anticipating the needs of readers and supplying whatever context may be needed to understand the meaning, relevance and importance of what is written.

Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the types and purposes of technical reports
• Write realistic specifications
• Organize reports and plan the sections and subsections you need
• Fully understand the steps in writing a report
• Write clear and concise formal reports, equipment manuals and other technical documentation
• Understand the principles of clear and concise writing
• Develop effective communication with technical as well as non-technical staff at all levels –matching your content to your readers’ knowledge
• Keep information specific rather than general
• Brainstorm and identify technical problems and solutions
• Collect, organize, analyze and evaluate information
• Appreciate the use of active verbs rather than passive verbs
• Edit wordy phrases – using simple words rather than complex ones
• Keep technical terms to a minimum – avoiding jargon, acronyms and abbreviations
• Use examples and illustrations
• Transfer technical information into graphs, flowcharts and tables
• Use good layout to draw attention to key technical information
• Translate technical documents into compelling oral presentations

Training Methodology

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:-

• 30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
• 70% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques, Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises, Software & General Discussions
• Pre and Post Test

Target Audience

This course is intended for Engineering professionals (e.g. project and design engineers), Technical Personnel, Maintenance/Supervisory Managers, Maintenance Planning Staff, Technical managers, Project team members in; manufacturing, process industries, tendering, contracting, marketing, procurement, research & development, utilities, and local authorities.

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