Technical Writing Skills 2-day workshop How to produce clear, effective documentation

Do people read what you write? Can they understand what you're saying? Does your writing inform - or cause confusion?

User guides, manuals, specifications, online documentation – all rely on the use of language. Communicating technical information is never easy.

In the Technical Writing Skills workshop you’ll learn a systematic approach to planning your document’s structure, style and layout.

You’ll learn how to: - construct effective sentences & paragraphs avoid bad grammar choose words that connect with your readers

You’ll learn how to:

- construct effective sentences & paragraphs

avoid bad grammar

choose words that connect with your readers

You’ll learn how editing, reviewing and testing are part of the normal writing process – not things to fear.

You'll also re-write some of the "less than ideal" documents put out by big business. Extract from recent government legislation… The administrator may: treat a particular event that actually happened as not having happened treat a particular event that did not actually happen as having happened

The administrator may:

treat a particular event that actually happened as not having happened

treat a particular event that did not actually happen as having happened

Good documentation is written in plain English. It’s written to suit the audience and to achieve its purpose – to inform, to persuade or to gather information.

IRM's Technical Writing Skills course is learn by doing… practical, hands-on, intensive… and fun!

Client Feedback "Good methods which will help me plan, review and test any document" Telstra "Very useful course – my writing should improve significantly" RAAF Williams "Very informative, will benefit me in my role as a BA" EnergyAustralia

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