Description
SUITABLE FOR:
Chemical, mechanical, instrumentation and process engineers, process plant operation, supervisory staff and those responsible for technical reports.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course delegates will:
- Have increased their ability to write accurately concisely and unambiguously
- Have better knowledge of selecting and organising information, in order to highlight the key messages
- Have increased confidence that they can produce efficient and effective reports
- Be able to focus on the needs of their readers and the objectives of the report
SUMMARY:
Reports play an important part in the life of a professional engineer: they are link between the writer and colleagues and clients worldwide. Engineers are often judged by the quality of their reports; a poorly composed document will not reflect your technical expertise or the reputation of your organisation. Topics covered include:
- Good style for technical writing
- Methods of structuring information into an appropriate format
- The need to identify the readership and the objectives
- Summarising information to achieve maximum impact
- Revising and checking
- Achieving reader goodwill through the effective presentation of the document
- Emphasising key information
