British Council Sri Lanka

Technical Report Writing

Often the people reading reports do not have the same level of understanding or expertise as the writer. It is often hard for the writer to “dumb-down” and create a document that is easy to read and consequently effective.

This practical workshop deals with the skills needed by technical experts to get their messages across to the lay person. It focuses the writer on understanding the reader and the effect technical language has upon them. It gives the technical writer ways to pitch their reports so that they get the results they want.     

BENEFITS

After this two-day workshop you will :

have a greater knowledge of the syntax involved in report writing
have a better insight of the report reader
be able to write more focussed reports

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

You can expect to:

learn to write with the reader in mind
write more focussed reports
write effectively without using technical jargon

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction

The writing process
Speaking and writing
Focus on the reader
Describing a machine

Getting to Grips with Language

Types of nouns
Verb forms
Active and passive sentences

Writing the Report

Sections of reports
Organising material
Headings
Links
Writing coherently

Choosing the Right Words

Plain English
Redundancy
Technical language
Explaining and defining
Writing clear instructions
The jargon game

Polishing a Report

Using diagrams
Expressing ideas: conclusions
Expressing ideas: recommendations
Editing for clarity
Writing clear instructions
The jargon game

WHO THE COURSE IS FOR

Anyone in a technical profession who needs to write reports. IT staff, engineers etc.

When: 10 and 11 May
from 0900 to 1600
Where:
Fees
Individual price - Rs. 19,600/- (includes lunch &
refreshments)
At your own
premises - Rs. 186,000/- (up to 20 participants)
This price does not include the
cost of transporting the trainer
to and from your premises



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