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Technical Writing

In this six-week course, participants are introduced to technical writing concepts. Each technical writing course includes:

Benefits
  • Planning strategies that result in less rewriting and revision
  • Methods to lessen wordiness and create flow
  • Tactics to enhance readability
  • Approaches to writing technical reports
  • Techniques to create reader-friendly and usable technical documents
  • Processes to create more effective editing and proofreading skills
  • Voiced lectures
  • Discussion and Examples supplement (pdf)
  • Job/Writing Aids (pdf)
  • Concepts explained/resources supplement (pdf)
  • Weekly writing options
  • Written feedback on submitted writing
  • Certificate of Completion

Topics

  • Module 1: Developing a Writing Strategy
    • The importance of audience and purpose analysis
    • The importance of developing a writing strategy
    • Presenting a positive image through writing
    • Ensuring readability
  • Module 2: Organizational Strategies
    • Understanding the importance of good organization
    • Creating outlines and more
    • Exploring the vast universe of organization; or organizing sentences, paragraphs, and documents
    • Types of organizational strategies
  • Module 3: Using Language Effectively
    • Being precise and concise
    • Using appropriate emphasis
    • Avoiding wordiness
    • Avoiding language "traps"
    • Making your writing more emphatic and readable
  • Module 4: Constructing Effective Sentences and
                     Paragraphs
    • Emphasizing appropriately
    • Understanding how readers read
    • Using longer and shorter paragraphs
    • Understanding appropriate sentence structure
  • Module 5: Writing the Technical Report
    • Writing the body of the technical report
    • Understanding the components of the technical report
    • Creating the appropriate argument
    • Ensuring that the report is readable and usable
  • Module 6: Editing and Proofreading Strategies
    • When to edit and when to proofread
    • Becoming your own best editor
    • What to look for in editing
    • Developing practical editing and proofreading techniques

Download Course Description (PDF)

What Does It Cost?
$499 per person, with discounts for multiple attendees

Our module, "Writing Persuasive Proposals,” can be added to the six-week course; for more details, contact us at pam@hurleywrite.com.

Tech Writing w/o Feedback

We also offer this course at a discounted price if you prefer not to receive professional written feedback on your work.

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