Technical Writing Seminar Descriptions

Technical Writing Seminar for Young Professionals

Introduction

Engineers can’t write. That’s the popular conception anyway, but tell that to the ghosts of Nevil Shute and Robert Heinlein. Engineers can indeed write, and an engineer’s analytical skills can be a great benefit in organizing information, prioritizing what really matters to the reader, and incorporating relevant content to technical documents. This seminar will show you how to apply these skills to create clear, to-the-point written material that people will want to read. It includes numerous interactive group workshops and practice exercises, along with individual constructive feedback on your writing, to bring your writing skills to the next level.

Seminar Description

What are key elements of an effectively written document? What should I focus on in my emails, proposals, reports, and other documents?

Your clients and colleagues often judge you based on whether you can write clearly and concisely. Your audience may skim your documents, so you need to ensure that you articulate your key points and your content is organized. Your writing ability is important.

This seminar is focused on helping you to do exactly that: to write more effectively. You’ll learn to tailor your writing for your audience (both technical and non-technical audience groups) and purpose. You’ll apply the strategies required for effective emails, technical memos, proposals, reports, and more. In addition, you’ll also incorporate key principles for editing and revising your documents.

We’ll cover multiple topics, including:

  1. Planning your documents
  2. Writing cohesive paragraphs
  3. Avoiding common mistakes
  4. Writing effective emails
  5. Responding to proposals
  6. Drafting your reports and other formal documents

This interactive seminar will consist of instructor-led lecturing, along with group workshops and practice exercises. After the session, you’ll also have the option to submit a brief writing sample to receive individual feedback.

The seminar will run on October 21 from 10-4:30, at registration link https://edas.info/r28387. Fee is $40 for IEEE members and $65 for non members.

IEEE asks that all attendees provide comments back to IEEE on the value you find from this event.

Writing Technical Reports Seminar for Industry Professionals

Introduction

Engineers are great at analyzing a problem and determining what needs to be done to resolve it. This is the exact skill needed to create clear, concise, and interesting written technical reports and documents. This seminar provides a highly interactive environment, with group workshops and practice exercises that are focused on technical writing that is tailored for different readers. You’ll also receive individual feedback on your writing and learn how to craft a report that will be read past the executive summary.

Seminar Description

How can I ensure my reports are effective for both technical and non-technical audiences? What do I need to do to convey complex information clearly?

Whether you’re writing for internal or external audiences, and for technical or non-technical audiences (or both), this seminar is focused on building your writing skills, with an emphasis on pragmatic strategies and techniques that you can apply immediately for your reports.

You’ll incorporate the strategies required for conveying complex subject matter effectively, along with conveying negative news and writing persuasively. You’ll apply the strategies required for effective reports and more. In addition, you’ll also incorporate key principles for writing concisely.

We’ll cover multiple topics, including:

  1. Following a structured approach to planning, drafting, and revising your technical reports
  2. Writing reports for multiple audience groups, ranging from technical to non-technical audiences
  3. Incorporating graphics, tables, and additional information in your reports
  4. Writing concisely
  5. Conveying negative news
  6. Writing persuasively
  7. Making clear recommendations

This interactive seminar will consist of instructor-led lecturing, along with group workshops and practice exercises. After the session, you’ll also have the option to submit a brief writing sample to receive individual feedback.

The seminar will run on October 29 from 10-4:30, at registration link https://edas.info/r28387. Fee is $40 for IEEE members and $65 for non members.

IEEE asks that all attendees provide comments back to IEEE on the value you find from this event.

About the Instructor

Eric Tung, MA, is an English Instructor at the University of British Columbia’s Extended Learning, where he teaches various writing courses, including a course on advanced business writing. He previously designed and taught a course specifically for Engineers, along with courses on grammar, writing with style, and strategic conversations and meetings. He is also a Lecturer at Simon Fraser University, where he teaches Business Communications to senior-level Bachelor of Business Administration students at the Beedie School of Business.

As a Principal Consultant at Prolepsis Consulting, Eric designs and delivers customized business, proposal, and technical writing workshops to various organizations, including engineering and consulting firms. He has an extensive background in technical writing and business communications, including writing technical documentation, drafting business development plans, crafting proposals, and writing other complex documents.

Eric is also a Change Management Consultant and specializes in change management strategy and implementation, organizational readiness and assessments, stakeholder engagement, coaching, facilitation, instructional design, and training. He has extensive experience implementing enterprise-wide transformation programs and projects for both private and public sector clients.

Instructor: Eric Tung, MA                                           Seminars created for

Phone: 604 715 0579                                                 Institute of Electrical and Electronics 

Email: eric.tung@prolepsisconsulting.com                Engineers (IEEE)