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EffectiveTechnicalWriting
DateFrom:14April2015
DateTo:14April2015
Location:UnitedKingdom
Description:Newdatestobeconfirmedregisteryourinteresthere.
Thispracticalcourseissuitableforanyoneneedingtoproduceaccessiblewrittenmaterialson
atechnicaltopic.Itwilltakeyouthrougheachstepfromidentifyingthetargetaudienceand
theirneeds,planning,structuringandwritingyourreport,throughtopresentingthefinal
document.
EventType:IChemECourse
Venue:IChemE,Rugby,UK
Organiser:IChemE
ContactName:Coursesdepartment
ContactPhone:+44(0)1788534431
ContactEmail:courses@icheme.org

Overview
Technicalreportsareoftenusedasthebasistosupportcriticaldecisionmakingwithinan
organisation,sotheabilitytocommunicatenewideas,information,proposalsor
recommendationsefficientlyandaccuratelytoothersisvital.
Manyengineersandtechnicalpersonnellackconfidenceintheirabilitytowriteabouttechnical
conceptsandideasinalanguagethatwillbeproperlyunderstoodbythereaderyetthetools
andtechniquesassociatedwiththisskillcanbelearnedanddeveloped.
Thispracticalcourseissuitableforanyoneneedingtoproduceaccessiblewrittenmaterialson
atechnicaltopic.Ittakesyouthrougheachstepfromidentifyingthetargetaudienceandtheir
needsplanning,structuringandwritingyourreportthroughtopresentingthefinaldocument.
DownloadtheEffectiveTechnicalWritingcourseleaflet.

Learningoutcomes
Attheendofthecoursedelegateswill:
understandthebenefitsandchallengesofeffectivetechnicalwriting
beawareofthefundamentalconceptsofwritingasacommunicationskill
knowhowtoplantheirdocumentformaximumeffect
beabletowriteinastylethatisclearandappropriate
beabletousepunctuationcorrectlyandeffectively
appreciatetheimportanceofadocumentreview

Whowillbenefit
Allengineeringdisciplinesortechnicalpersonnelatalllevels,whoarerequiredtoproduce
writtenworkandreportsonaregularbasis.

Courseoutline
identifyingandunderstandingyouraudience
usingbestpracticeinstructuringyourdocument(gatheringappropriateinformationand
datadecidingonasuitablelayout)
writingclearlyandconcisely(plainEnglishwhatisitandwhyisitimportantjargonand
clichsbadhabitstoavoid)
choosingtherightdiagramsandgraphicstosupportyourcontent
revisingandcheckingyourdrafteffectivelycommonmistakestoavoid
presentingyourfinalreport

Fees
IChemEmember400+VAT
Nonmember500+VAT

Coursepresenter
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IChemE|Courses|EffectiveTechnicalWriting
DrJamieCleaver,PhD,CEng,FIChemE,consultant
Jamie'sbackgroundasalecturerandhisextensiveexperienceofchemicalengineering
employersandtheworkplacegivehimauniqueperspectiveasatrainerandfacilitatorofsoft
skillsforchemicalengineers.
Hehasastrongtechnicalbackground,withafirstdegreeinchemicalengineeringfromthe
UniversityofSurreyandaPhDfromtheUniversityofCambridge.AfterhisPhDhefolloweda
naturalpathintoacademicresearchandspent16yearslecturingchemicalengineeringatthe
UniversityofSurrey.
Throughcoordinatingtheprofessionaltrainingplacementschemeforchemicalengineering
students,hewasabletoseefirsthandthehugepotentialbenefittoindividualsand
organisationsthatcouldbeachievedbyprofessionalskillstraining,andidentifythespecific
skillsrequired.
HisskillstrainingisenhancedbydirectexperienceasanemployeewithBP,Cargill,Air
Productsandbyseveralconsultancyroles.
"Jamieisengagingandapleasuretolistento."KPMG
"Jamiehasprovenskillandknowledgesets,whichhaveimpactedbothmyselfandcolleagues
inmycompanyinapositivemanner.Hecomeshighlyrecommended."UOP
"IfoundJamietoberesponsive,proactive,withthestrategicunderstandingtoalignmy
businessneedswithalearningenvironment.Thoroughlygoodguytoworkwith."SNCLavalin
"Jamieisanengagingandinspirationaltrainerwhoworkshardtohelphisdelegatesrealise
theirpotential."EvolveLeadteam

Testimonials
"ThecoursemademerealiseanumberofthingsIdiddailyandtookforgrantedwereactually
wrong"GrimleySmithAssociates
"Thecoursehadagoodbalanceofphilosophicalconceptsandpracticalfocusoncoreskills."
KPMG
"Averywellpresentedcourse."Tate&Lyle

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Duration(forCPDrecordingpurposes):6hours
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recognitionofCPDhoursmayvary.IChemEmember?LogyourCPDviamycareerpath

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