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Petroleum Business

Essential Technical Writing Skills

A hands-on course that builds the foundations of concise, clear and readable workplace writing. Its central idea is that writers should keep the reader in mind at every stage. Through examples and exercises, and optional individual feedback on a sample of your own work, participants learn to write faster and with greater credibility.

Discipline
Petroleum Business
Level
Foundation
Duration
Flexible length
Formats
Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.

Who should attend

Engineers, managers, IT support staff, team leaders and anyone who writes letters, memos, reports, procedures or proposals at work.

What participants will be able to do

  • Focus documents on the needs of the reader
  • Write clearer and more concise technical material
  • Produce documents faster and with less rework
  • Strengthen the credibility of written work
  • Build confidence as a workplace writer

Topics covered

  • Reader-focused writing
  • Clarity and brevity
  • Reports and proposals
  • Memos and letters
  • Writing procedures
  • Editing practice