CEUs: 0.60   

Fee: $239 ($199 member)

Di$counts for multiple enrollments! Enroll 3 people in the same session at the regular price, get a 4th FREE! (Does not apply to academies or multiple-day classes. Discounts must be requested at the time of registration.) 

Date: 10/18/10
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
New Location: University of Phoenix Hohokam Campus, 4635 E Elwood St, Phoenix, AZ 85040

• Business English and Grammar Review

• Business Writing

• Editing and Proofreading Skills

• E-mail

• Policies and Procedures

• Writing for the Web

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:  Cramer

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