Who Should Attend this Writing Skills Workshop?
This Effective Communication and Report Writing workshop is designed for all production and engineering disciplines or technical personnel at all levels, who are required to produce written work and reports on a regular basis. It is especially useful for people who must communicate
technical data to non-technical readers.
On completion of this course Participants will:
* Assess their current technical report writing practices and set goals for improvement
* Write in a High Impact style that will result in clear, readable and useful technical reports
* Write, edit and proofread reports quickly, confidently and effectively
* Package information in a way that helps the reader follow the logic of a report
* Plan content using MemCons Technical Report Planner
* Incorporate graphs, statistics and visuals to explain and support technical data
* Write effective Executive Summaries
* Explain technical information to non-technical readers.
Course Content (3-days)
Communications and report writing essentials
Addressing the needs of different readers
* The technical reader
* The decision maker
* Bringing technical writing to life
* The right words
The right style
Setting tone and style
* Demonstrating professional credibility
* Making the text readable
* Avoiding style-traps
Organizing your thoughts
* Structuring the material
* Developing a route through complex issues
* Producing the report outline
* Developing a formal hierarchy
* Using appendices and reference
Writing specialist documents
* Production values and forecast
* Technical specifications
* Background reports
* Feasibility assessments
* Reports to statutory regulators
The report writing process
* Gathering and sorting material
* Presenting information for impact
* 8 steps to the successful report
Using data effectively
* Where the data is best placed
* Tables, charts and illustrations
* Numbering and captions
The final draft of the report
* Making it clear
* Making it concise