This document provides information about a technical report writing course offered by Petronomics Training from August 18-19, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria. The 2-day course aims to teach participants how to write clear, concise technical reports and communicate technical information effectively. It will cover topics such as different types of technical reports, developing an outline and structure, writing clearly, using visuals aids, and delivering oral presentations. The course is designed for engineering professionals and technical personnel and aims to provide applicable skills to improve work performance.

1. Technical Report Writing
18 – 19 August, 2014 | The Resource Space, Lagos, Nigeria
This course is available for IN-HOUSE; For Further information, please contact: Tel: +234 8037202432, Email: petronomics@yahoo.com. Web: www.thepetronomics.com

2. OVERVIEW
A good report is easy to recognize. Its title is precise and
informative, its layout and format are well organized, and the
binding is easy to handle and opens flat to reveal both text and
diagrams. Reading a well written report is pleasurable: the
style is accurate, fluent and concise, with headings to indicate
the content of each section. The diagrams, which in this Guide
will be taken to include non-verbal material such as tables and
graphs, are well presented and clearly labeled. There are no
absolute rules about the details of report production, because
every report must be totally adapted to the needs of its
reader. This Guide suggests laws of good report writing, but
only because in the field of communication, laws should be
generally applied but broken if necessary. For example, the
second law concerns brevity. If clients have spent thousands of
pounds to gain access to expert knowledge, it may be
inappropriate to reveal it in five pages. They will feel cheated if
they receive so little, even if it represents value for money. A
longer report will be politically more expedient.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
 Understand the types and purposes of technical reports
 Write clear and concise formal reports, equipment
manuals and other technical documentation
 Develop effective communication with technical as well as
non-technical staff at all levels – matching your content to
your readers’ knowledge.
 Collect, organize, analyze and evaluate information
 Appreciate the use of active verbs rather than passive
verbs.
 Edit wordy phrases – using simple words rather than
complex ones
 Keep technical terms to a minimum – avoiding jargon,
acronyms and abbreviations
 Transfer technical information into graphs, flowcharts and
tables.
 Translate technical documents into compelling oral
presentations
PERFORMANCE FOCUS
Our programmes are significant investment for your
workforce. They are designed to fill identified industry
knowledge gap and provide hands-on applicable know-how
that give participants a deeper insights on their deliverables.
The various modules are cultured to encourage stakeholders
to aspire the attainment of operational efficiency along the
business chain.
COURSE CONTENT
Introduction
Goals
Types of report (Formal Report, Technical Memo, Technical
Proposals, Equipment or Maintenance Manuals, Journal
Articles)
Category of reader (skilled, decision-maker, technical,
operator, general non-specialists)
Compiling the report
Establishing a framework
Terms of reference (subject matter, purpose, reader
identification)
Report structure
Findings
Observations
Discussions
Conclusion
Recommendations
Executive summary
Other sections (title page, table of contents, lists, appendices,
references)
Elements of Technical Writing
Factual versus opinion
Logical flow of writing
Results of research
Case Study: Developing awareness of fact and opinion and
substantiating opinions with facts
Practical Session: Determining terms of reference and writing
an introduction
Development process
Research (interviewing, listening, note taking, reading)
Organizing the report
Development methods (general to specific, specific to general,
chronological, sequential, cause and effect, comparison, spatial)
Overview of conclusion/ recommendations section
Practical Session: Applying the four-stage reading process,
group discussion on conclusion and recommendations
Report outline
Mind mapping
Outline formats (academic and engineering outline styles)
Rough draft
Activate the writing (correct grammar, language, expressions
and units of measures)
Simplify the writing (word/sentence/paragraph lengths, fog
index)
Report appearance
White space
Headings/sub-headings
Illustrations
Practical Session: Interpreting graphic material, graphic
presentation
Checking the specification
Functional language correctness
Prototypes
Realistic specifications
Compliance test and evaluation criteria
Types of specifications
Industry standards
Specifications for complex goods and services
Performance specifications
Design specifications
Writing the specification
Time and cost framework
Collaboration with other purchasers
Using consultants and specialists
Specific and non-specific requirements
Reviewing specifications
Errors in specifications
A training you must undergo to better what you feel you
already know – Ogbonna ( Cameron Offshore)

3. Oral presentation
Preparation
Using the report as guideline
Formulating the central message
Arranging the ideas, facts and supportive arguments
Making a positive impact (appearance, gestures, eye contact,
body language, style of speaking)
Effective use of visual aids y (types of visual aid equipment,
using the equipment correctly)
Maximizing delivery (fielding questions, managing answers,
handling difficult situations, short talk guidelines, impromptu
sessions)
Practical Session: Delivery of a short presentation
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Engineering professionals (e.g. project and design engineers)
Technical Personnel
Maintenance/Supervisory Managers
Maintenance Planning Staff
Technical managers
Project team members
CURRICULUM
This programme has been carefully designed to provide
participants with the specialised competence to effectively and
accurately communicate technical or commercial information.
It concentrates exclusively on the skills that are required to
ease the writing process and the resulting document more
effective.
DELIVERABLES
Our training programmes are exciting learning events. All
participants during the programme entitled to all course
materials and a certificate of participation. On a written
request, we shall furnish you with a detailed report
summarising our perception of participants’ strengths, areas
for improvement and proposed action plans within four weeks
of concluding the course. Our feedback process ensures your
objectives are achieved by the conclusion of our training
process.
PROGRAMME FEE
The programme fee covers tuition, course materials. Payment
is due upon receipt of the invoice. Our cancellation policy
applies.
Technical Report writing
- N105,000.00 per participant
IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Petronomics Training can work with your organization to
provide the course to meet your budget at your convenience
(time and location) in the comfort of your working
environment. This collaborative effort, emphasize actionable
learning, the application of theory in practice and combine
core business skills/technical knowledge with dynamic
leadership training.
If you would like to discuss possible collaboration in
developing in-house training, please contact on the details
below.
REGISTRATION
To nominate a participant for this training, kindly forward the
details of your nominated participants, (i.e. name, email address,
telephone nos.) and stating the course your participant are
registered.
To nominate a participant for this training, kindly forward the
details of your nominated participants, (i.e. name, email address,
telephone nos.) and stating the course your participant are
registered.
Business Development Desk
Petronomics Training
Telephone: 234 1 8426905-6
0803 720 2432
+971556985290
Email: ayantola.victoria@thepetronomics.com
petronomics@yahoo.com
www.thepetronomics.com
ABOUT US
At Petronomics, energy expertise is our resource and inspiring
competence is what we enjoy. The application of knowledge in
driving innovation and ultimately possibilities is the catalyst that
steer a distinctive value proposition. Braced with visionary
advisory board, inspired/cultured workforce and experience
faculty, we provide superior intellectual resource pool that bridge
competency gap for industry operators. The benefits of our
expertise are accessible through learning programmes, research
and conference services; a blend that sets us as the preferred
pool, professionals approach to upgrade business skills
THE LEARNING APPROACH
In resourcing industry workforce competency, we develop skills
and experience that employer’s value by offering a comprehensive
range of flexible learning options to meet their learning and
development needs through a broad range of learning approach
that offers intensive and enjoyable experience to participants.
Participants benefit from lectures, case study analysis, group
discussion, workshop, and are also encouraged to learn from
other managers and professionals on their programme by sharing
ideas and experiences. We place a particular emphasis on group
work where participants’ real life situations are used as vehicles
for learning.
FACULTY
Key to our approach is the quality to the faculty members. Every
faculty member on our 20 member team is rigorously assessed
and contracted in line with our Standard Operating Procedure.
Each of them understands that they have to deliver training and
supporting documentation to the highest standard. They
comprise of professionals with outstanding track records in their
area of specialty. Whilst they bring to bear several years of
hands-on experience in the industry, they are committed to
knowledge growth and have an understanding of the link between
strategy and knowledge capital.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Our programmes are conducted in a decent and cozy
environment globally. We ensure that our participants are relaxed
to refresh in an ambience well conducive for inspiring and creative
brainstorming that accelerate the learning curve of individual
participants. In consolidation of our value chain, locations are
carefully considered using our five star QC indicator like security,
banquet facilities, accessibility and customer services. Our
programme team works with the facility staff to ensure a personal
and warm welcome to participants.