- Overview
- Schedule
TRAINING DAYS: | 1 Day | PDH: | 8 Hours |
DISCIPLINE: | Organizational Performance and Development | LEVEL: | Foundational |
CATEGORY: | Soft Skills | SUGGESTED EXPERIENCE: | 1–3 years |
TRAINING MAP: | Process Engineer | ||
Levels and experience are guidelines based on topic-specific experience. All courses support foundational and advanced learning.
About:
This course introduces the fundamentals of technical writing and documentation standards used to produce clear, consistent, and professional technical documents. Participants learn best practices for planning, writing, formatting, and standardizing technical documentation while gaining hands-on experience through practical exercises. The course also covers Microsoft Word and PowerPoint formatting techniques that improve document quality, consistency, and efficiency.
What You’ll learn:
Understand the purpose and value of technical writing standards.
Apply best practices for organizing, writing, editing, and standardizing technical documentation.
Develop clear, concise, and consistent technical documents using effective writing mechanics and terminology.
Format Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents using professional documentation standards.
Who Should Attend:
Technical Writing Basics is designed for engineers, technical professionals, and others responsible for creating or maintaining technical documentation who want to improve the clarity, consistency, and professionalism of their written communication.
Course Outline:
Introduction
Course objectives
Purpose of technical writing standards
Documentation Process
Understanding scope
Information sources
Stakeholder input
The 3 Cs
Coherent
Concise
Consistent
Standardizing language and terminology
Document templates
Standard enforcement and alignment
Writing Style and Mechanics
Good Writing Guidelines
Focus
Scope
Format
Sequencing
Scaffolding
Parallelism
Tone
Active voice
Accurate language
Vocabulary
Accurate wording
Standard terminology
Grammar
Writing mechanics
Conventions
Punctuation
Document Formatting
Microsoft Word
Table of contents
Headings
Spacing and alignment
Template usage
Emphasis
Figures, charts, tables, and captions
Footnotes
Headers and footers
Microsoft PowerPoint (Optional)
Heading consistency
Font consistency
Image usage
Tables
SmartArt
Layout and templates
Master View
Handout View
Tips & Tricks
Keyboard shortcuts
Productivity tips
Questions and answers
Taught By:
Maureen Brody
Meet The Instructor:
Maureen Brody has over 10 years of experience in professional and technical writing, analysis, and project management. Her research and writing experience includes market research, training program development, and creation of knowledge transfer materials. As a former teacher, she brings skills in curriculum development, project management, program development, customer engagement, and communications. Her experience includes pharmaceuticals and consumer packaged goods, oil & gas, education, and non-profits. She holds a BA in English from Pennsylvania State University.
Venue:
The training will be held in Houston, TX. The exact location will be announced by mid-November. Please check back for updates. If you purchase the class, you can find the hotel booking link under My Courses → (your course) → Resources once available.