Writing

Professional Technical Writing (WRT223)

Course Length: 2 days

Technical professionals contribute to an exceptional array of products.

Professional Technical Writing

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  • Private class for your team
  • Live expert instructor
  • Online or on‑location
  • Customizable agenda
  • Proposal turnaround within 1–2 business days

Course Overview

Technical professionals contribute to an exceptional array of products. In designing, developing, and testing these products, they need to clearly document their work to colleagues, customers, and management.

In this engaging, hands-on workshop, participants will learn tips, tricks, and best practices to improve their technical writing. By the end of this class, participants will be equipped to craft clear, compelling technical documentation.

Course Benefits

  • Adjust content for technical and non-technical readers
  • Organize ideas from various sources and multiple content contributors
  • Edit technical documents for clarity and conciseness
  • Hold the reader’s interest throughout the entire document

Delivery Methods

Course Outline

  1. Determine the document purpose
  2. Plan the scope of documents
  3. Adjust content based on audience and situation
  4. Verify content is complete and correct
  5. Produce content quickly
  6. Capture the reader’s attention
  7. Effectively include technical details, processes, and procedures
  8. Follow technical writing formats and guidelines
  9. Organize the document logically
  10. Emphasize the most critical information
  11. Edit for clarity and conciseness
  12. Maintain technical terminology while eliminating meaningless jargon
  13. Avoid the most common technical writing errors
  14. Eliminate errors with proofreading techniques

Class Materials

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.

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