CEUs: 0.60   

Fee: $239 ($199 member)

Date: 6/09/09
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: Tempe - AGTS Learning Center

• Business English and Grammar Review

• "Goof-Proof" Editor: Proofreading and Editing Skills for Error-Free Documents

• Powerful Business Writing

• Developing Effective, Accurate Policies and Procedures

• Powerful Writing Skills for E-Mail Users

Bring this program to your organization. It can be customized to meet your specific needs. Call 877-337-7681 for details or e-mail Katrina.

Have you been assigned the responsibility of producing technical documents (users manuals, procedure guides, proposals, specifications, project status reports, or problem-solving reports) and don’t know where to start?  Have you had experience in writing technical documents but weren’t totally satisfied with the end product?  If so, this full-day session may be just what you’re looking for.

Length:  One 8-hour session

Instructor:  Myers

Who should attend: Employees responsible for developing, editing, and designing layout for technical documents.

Benefits:

• Greater confidence in your ability to communicate technical information to a variety of readers.

• Increased professionalism and impact in  technical documents.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

• Understand and follow a 5-step process for planning your technical writing.

• Be able to group and arrange information according to managerial and scientific principles of organization.

• Discover methods for layout and formatting of technical documentation.

• Write documents efficiently and without procrastination.

• Revise and improve readability of your technical document.

Program Outline:

The 5-step Process for Technical Writing Projects

I.          Planning

            A.         Clarifying the writing task

            B.         Determining your purpose

            C.         Analyze your readers

            D.         Define your reader’s response

            E.         Define your scope

II.          Brainstorming

            A.         Visuals

            B.         Freewriting

            C.         Clustering

III.         Organizing

            A.         Chronological

            B.         Priority

            C.         Problem-cause-solution

            D.         Comparison – Contrast

            E.         Advantages – Disadvantages

            F.         Causes – Effect

            G.         Scientific vs. Managerial

IV.        Writing

V.         Revising

            A.         Check content, purpose, organization, and emphasis

            B.         Check paragraphs and sentences

            C.         Check spelling and punctuation