Challenge
When it comes to technical documents, readers must clearly understand the language and retain the key points. Most businesses depend on logical, concise, and accurate information. Without a common framework for producing timely, error-free documents, mistakes are made, delays strain partnerships, and revenue is threatened. It has never been more important to adopt internal writing standards that match your customers standards as well.
Solution
The FranklinCovey Technical Writing Advantage workshop teaches individuals how to take complex ideas and make them understandable and memorable in written form. Participants acquire the skills to improve the quality, clarity, structure, and expected results of their technical communication, helping to increase productivity, resolve issues, avoid errors, and heighten business credibility.
About the Course
Taught as a two-day, facilitator-led program, the FranklinCovey Technical Writing Advantage workshop helps individuals learn how to: 1) apply a document-driven process to write better and faster; 2) collaborate and use a "Frontloading Planner" tool; 3) comply with 10 standards of design; 4) design the prototype document, graphics and captions; 5) evolve and revise the prototype; 6) manage the peer review along strict guidelines; and 7) measure work on the document by formal standards.
Core competencies for Technical Writing Advantage include:
| Module | Deliverables Produced |
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| Technical Writing Basics |
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| Technical Writing Standards |
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| Technical Writing Process |
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| Technical Writing Frontloading |
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| Technical Writing Prototyping |
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| Technical Writing Drafting |
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| Technical Writing Reviewing and Revising |
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