Technical Writing Basics - Public 2025
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Summary:

This course provides basic guidance and Best Practices to be followed when creating technical documentation. The background and purpose of technical writing standards will be discussed, as well as the standards themselves. Examples and exercises will be provided and workshopped throughout the course to provide trainees with hands-on experience and practical applications of the standards. Formatting best practices for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documentation will be discussed, along with useful tips and tricks to streamline the documentation process.

Outline:

Introduction

  • Course Objectives
  • Purpose of Technical Writing Standards

Documentation Process

  • Understanding Scope
  • Information Sources
  • Stakeholder Input
  • 3-Cs (Coherent, Concise, Consistent)
  • Standardizing Language and Terminology
  • Undocumented equipment
  • Specifying new equipment
  • Templating
  • Enforcement and Alignment of Standards

Writing Style and Mechanics

  • 6 Traits of Writing
    • Ideas and Scope
    • Organization (Sequencing, scaffolding, parallelism)
    • Voice (Active voice, accurate language)
    • Word Choice using standard terminology
    • Sentence Fluency
    • Mechanics and Conventions

Document Formatting

  • Word Documents
    • Table of Contents
    • Headings
    • Spacing and Alignment
    • Correct Use of Templates
    • Emphasis
    • Figures, charts, tables and captions
    • Footnotes
    • Documents Header and Footer
  • PowerPoint Slides (Optional)

Tips & Tricks

  • Shortcuts
  • Helpful tips
  • Q&A

Who Should Attend:

This course is suitable for anyone who works with documentation and reporting in the oil & gas industry, including non-technical personnel, operations and maintenance personnel, and engineers.

Instructor:


Maureen Brody has 10+ years of experience in professional and technical writing, analysis, and project management, spanning fields such as market research, training program development, and knowledge transfer. With a background in teaching, she excels in curriculum development, project and program management, customer engagement, and communications. Her creativity and attention to detail are valuable assets in developing training materials, technical documents, and assessments. Maureen has worked in pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, oil & gas, education, and non-profits. She holds a BA in English from Pennsylvania State University.



Venue & Logistics: 

Hotel Booking Link: Book Hotel Here

*Please note this link expires two weeks before the start of the course. Please notify training@becht.com for any issues with the booking link.

Location:  15700 John F Kennedy Blvd, Houston, TX 77032

  • Phone:  +12814425100
  • Hotel Website
  • Parking available on-site - free for all training attendees

For more information on training logistics, see the linked Attendee Info Sheet.

Upcoming Sessions
April 2025
11
**In Person** Technical Writing Basics
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Time Zone
Central Standard Time UTC -6
Instructor
Maureen Brody
Location
Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental - Houston, TX | 15700 John F Kennedy Blvd | Houston, Texas 77032 | United States
Starts
April 11 2025 08:00 AM
Ends
April 11 2025 05:00 PM
April 2025
10
**Virtual** Technical Writing Basics
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Time Zone
Central Standard Time UTC -6
Instructor
Virtual 06
Location
Zoom Room [6] | | , |
Starts
April 10 2025 08:00 AM
Ends
April 10 2025 05:00 PM
PDH
8
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Cost
$1,300.00