Writing Technical Documentation Workshop

New Horizons Learning Centres of Australia
Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney, Australia

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' To write good quality technical documents, you need clearly defined outcomes of what your writing must deliver, who your readers are, and how to present the information in the most useable way.

Learning Outcomes:
This course will give you the tips and techniques so that all your documents are clear, concise and consistent. You’ll systematically work through the planning, structuring, writing, checking and presentation stages of a project so that you finish with a high quality piece of writing that reaches its audience and achieves its purpose.

Who Should Attend:
If you are responsible for writing or editing technical material such as user manuals, staff instructions, procedures manuals, reference materials or training manuals this workshop is ideal for you. It is especially designed for:

Technical writers
Training specialists
Business and systems analysts
Information technology managers
Security and safety professionals
Publications managers
Researchers
Quality managers
Project managers

Outline:

Lesson 1: Why are you writing, and who are you writing for?
- Defining the purpose of your document
- Keeping your reader in mind
- Why we need different types of technical documents
- 5 steps to success

Lesson 2: Planning Your Document
- Organising the information into a logical and manageable structure
- Different formats and conventions for technical documentation
- Setting up your plan and keeping track of progress

Lesson 3: Writing for Clarity and Impact
- Simple tips for grammar that make the difference
- Maintaining consistency and flow of meaning
- Organising your information
- Using plain English

Lesson 4: Use of Words, Graphics and Tables
- How to use words that are concise, explicit, consistent and clear
- Writing positively and imaginatively
- Identifying differences in Australian, US and UK English
- Dealing with jargon, technical words, acronyms and abbreviations
- Incorporating diagrams
- Checking and Editing
- How to test the draft for readability
- Self checking and editing the document
- Checking for accuracy and flow

Lesson 5: Presentation and publication
- Preparing your document for publication
- Techniques for design, layout, typography and more inside secrets
- Future directions - multimedia and electronic information management
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Phone:1300 794 006

School Address:

Level 6, St. Martins Tower
31 Market Street
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

Level 4, 200 Creek Street,
Brisbane, QLD 4000

Level 2, 31 Queen Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000

9 Denison Street,
Newcastle West NSW 2302


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