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Livonia Technical Services Company
29600
Trancrest Avenue
VOICE/FAX
(248) 474-2035
Technical Writing in Standard American English
1-Day
Training Program
About The Program
This program presents the issues that are
fundamental to sound, easy-to-understand technical writing
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How to plan and arrange common technical documents
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Writing styles typically used in technical writing
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How clear and concise language improves technical communication
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Why inflated language wastes time
Who Should Attend
This program is targeted at engineers, technicians,
and other technical specialists who are required to compose reports,
instructions, & proposals as part of their jobs. This course is not
designed to provide in-depth training for full-time technical writers.
What You Will Learn
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· The six basic elements of
any technical document and why this is critical to clear writing |
· How to balance general and
specific information in technical documents and reports |
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· Why clear statements of
topic and scope are essential in preparing any technical document |
· Why understanding the
active and passive voice is important—and when to use these constructions |
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· How to identify audience
factors, and use this to improve your communication skills |
· How pronouns and gender
should be handled in Standard American English |
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· Why you must
construct an outline before starting any writing task |
· How to structure good
sentences, and why poor sentence structure confuses readers |
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· What are the common forms of
technical documents and how documents differ from records |
· How to improve readability
by using parallel construction in sentences |
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· What the specific elements
of each document type are and what readers expect to see |
· Why you must link pronouns
carefully and specifically in technical documents |
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· How format & style
affect technical writing |
· What an “appositive” is
and why this is useful |