Course list
Technical Writing and Documentation - 2 days
Ideal for newcomers to technical writing and those who
wish to brush up their skills.
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Review
Technical Writing Skills - 1 day
The course aims to teach attendees to write well
for any technical or business genrés. The techniques are easy to
learn and are highly successful in producing smart,
easily understood text.
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Writing Skills for Tenders - 1 day
Anyone involved in any phase of tender or proposal
writing should attend this course. Learn how to write
winning tenders and how to avoid the common tender
pitfalls. Learn also the fine points of tender assessment
and how it affects the construction of the tender.
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Advanced Technical Writing & Documentation
Skills - 1 day
This course extends the techniques learnt in the
technical writing skills course. It includes advanced
writing techniques and the important concepts and
controls involved in all types of documentation.
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Courses available on request
½ day or 1 day combined course:
10 things you need to know about indexing
Asked to do an index? This short course answers the 10 most common queries you will have. Course outline
10 things you need to know about editing
Answers to the 10 most common questions a new editor, or peer reviewer, might ask. Course outline
Indexes that Work - 1 day
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Business Writing Skills - 1 day
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Power Speaking - 1 day
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Never again be asked
"What does that mean?"
With every course you get a comprehensive manual with full text for
all topics, enabling the manual to be used as a reference. There are also useful
appendices such as Words Commonly Confused and Misused and a substantial Readings section.
Course topics are illustrated with real examples and interactive exercises.