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 Have
your people ever had any training in Technical Writing?
Like most businesses, you
probably have very competent staff in their own
speciality: engineers, programmers, trainers, QA staff, and so on. But
when it comes to writing good instruction manuals, the output isn't
quite as good as you'd like. Often, it's too technical for the target
readership.
You see, most employees have never had a technical writing course
to guide them in the "write direction"! The last time they
learned any English was back at school - possibly
decades ago - and that wasn't aimed at technical writing for business
and industry.
Technical Author Training Course:
Download and print the Course Manual, then learn the core essentials
with your colleagues in just
one or two days
If you knuckle down and work solidly through this manual, you can cover
the material in a few hours. Or take a little longer and do it more
thoroughly. It includes written exercises.
> Download your free PDF Course Manual here <
So, what does this
Technical
Author Training Course do for you?
Module 1: The Way to Write
- LEARN how to write in a professional and effective way for your target
reader groups
- How to write Plain English for
the target readers
- Grammar essentials for the
technical
writer
- Writing style
- How to handle Jargon and Acronyms
- How to make documentation more readable
- How to research the subject
- Short session on Report Writing
- Written exercises to help you to learn and remember.
Module 2: How to plan documentation
- Learn powerful planning techniques - plan complex documentation
in minutes rather than days
- Practical exercises.
Module 3: Work Smart in MS Word
- Essential settings
- Spelling tools
- "Automatic" Table of Contents
- How to create an Index-at-the-Back
- Top Tips for layout
- Time-saving tips to save maybe 20% of your time.
FREE 150-page Training Manual / Workbook
This course is condensed into a specially written Training Manual. If
you're training several people, they will need one copy each, so that
they can make their own comments and do the written exercises. Is it worth it? Some comments from course delegates...
“Since completing the Technical Writing course, I find it much
easier to plan the layout of Technical Manuals and Power Point
presentations. Writing using the guidelines set out in the course allows
more information and less waffle into the work, making it easier to read
and understand. I have also found report writing has become much
quicker. Thank you so much Philip, for reminding me just how versatile
the English language is, and how much I had forgotten.”
– Martin E.
Technical Support Engineer, Lochinvar Ltd.
"The course was informative and fun - a good combination. The best bit
was the document planning as I have trouble with keeping my thoughts in
order. I learned so much today about writing. Overall it was fabulous,
so much more user friendly than I expected."
- Laura W. System Manager/Trainer, Wyeth Europa (now Pfizer)
Pharmaceuticals.
"The most interesting parts for me were the exercises because I like
the ‘hands on’ approach. I find ‘to do’ is the best way for me to learn.
I also liked sharing ideas with my colleagues and having the time to
think about how we can move forward with our documentation project. I
valued Philip’s input and suggestions.”
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Martin M. Traіnἰng Advisor, Quintiles Pharmaceuticals. (Courses
given in UK, Ireland, India and USA)
"The section on planning was the most interesting as this is
something that is immediately relevant. Overall, a very good course. It
presented a number of techniques that I can use immediately with
no extra tools."
- Andy H. Head of Development Methods Group, Bank of England,
London.
“Having had
some time to look through the manuals I’ve written, I can already see
how I can improve them, which is good. I must admit to having taken the
Training Manual home with me and re-capping a lot of the information on
Tuesday evening! As a testimonial to your course, I would say:
‘This course has given me the ability to communicate technical details
effectively, not just in documents but also in emails and telephone
support. Today I carried out a training session with a customer of
ours; I put into practice the lessons taught and the training was
certainly well understood and quickly absorbed by the other party. All
in all, a success.’ ”
– Mike B. Tech Support Engineer, Security Foiling Ltd.
“Many thanks for the training. I found the course very worthwhile and
I'm confident that it will improve the quality of my work. One of
my first aims is to start using fewer words! I will definitely keep
referring back to your excellent manual and complete the remaining
exercises. The detailed feedback on my specimen help document exceeded
my expectations, and will also be a big help.”
– Will R. Technical Author, Orchid Data Ltd.
“The course was very useful and an eye-opener in some instances. Yes, I
think everybody enjoyed the day, which continued the following day with
a flurry of activity. Hopefully this will now translate into more
professional looking documents and improved business levels. Thank you
again.”
– Neil J. Director, Interface Force Measurements Ltd.
“The training day was well structured and went quickly; informal
whilst still professional. I learned a lot about how to work smarter,
and a lot about how to improve my writing style. I would strongly
recommend this course.”
– Sarah M. Franchise Operations Manager, Fitness First.
"It was great to get back to basics. The course allowed us to relearn
the fundamentals of writing and showed us how to shape these
fundamentals into project documentation. I would recommend Authorgraphic
for any business in the future. Great course Philip. Thanks very much!"
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Ryan M. Business Development Mgr, Combined Insurance, Kingston
Upon Thames.
“Very clear and informative. I have never been more awake during a
training course.”
– Richard O. Test Engineer, Latchways plc (Fall Protection
products)
"A practical, enjoyable and insightful course, which successfully
imparts the importance of plain English. The course material is both
useful and accessible and will prove invaluable in the workplace where I
intend to use some of the skills practiced during the course." - D. Strawson, Lead Operations, Perenco UK (Oil and Gas).
“A colleague attended the previous course and said it was the most
useful course he had ever attended.”
- C. Harrison, Operations Manager, Transport for London.
"Lots of useful ideas & smart tips to make technical writing less
scary, whether you are updating an existing manual or writing from
scratch."
- J. Taylor, Manager, Employee Communications and Development,
RSPCA.
"This course is really going to save me precious time. I would
recommend it to anyone who has to write and maintain any type of
document."
- Kyla Young, Operations Manager, Dataflow Communications.
"Many thanks for the course yesterday. I for one found it extremely
useful, and judging from the comments I’ve had from my colleagues, so
did they."
- L. Parton,
Development Manager, Distinction Systems Ltd.
"I learned how to be precise and deliver the information in a clear,
comprehensible fashion."
- L. Watson, Customer Support Analyst, IT Department, Coventry
University.
"The training day was useful and informative. Good pace and
delivered at a level understandable to the delegates. The most
interesting part was the Clear English module, because it's been a long
time since I was at school and I slipped into bad habits."
- G. Norman,
Training Coordinator, ConocoPhillips, Humber. Oil industry.
"This was a real insight into how much we can improve our
documentation so that it is easy to follow. I learned a lot of skills
that will be put into practice. A good course, as lots was covered which
has given me the skills to improve my writing."
- R. Speck, Software Test Analyst, Tribal Group, Hull.
"The training was well organised and delivered. Plenty of content to
take away and apply. It helped me to understand the ways to go about
using plain English. I think the planning techniques are going to be
useful."
- Lee Pedder, Networks and Systems Engineer, Partygaming PLC,
Gibraltar.
> Download your free PDF Course Manual here <
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