Advanced Technical and Administrative Writing

This interactive seminar engages the participants through analysis of their writing samples and through exercises in editing, text analysis and fluency development.

Participants learn specific techniques for writing in the digital age:

  • Writing in a modern conversational style
  • Ensuring the logical presentation of ideas
  • Injecting force and emphasis where required
  • Handling the three kinds of email correspondence
  • Making emails more effective and functional
  • Applying modern formatting techniques
  • Using the passive voice in technical documents
  • Handling technical vocabulary
  • Increasing one’s writing fluency and productivity

Prior to the seminar, the instructor reviews writing samples produced by the participants and their business units. The course content is modified to meet specific needs identified in the analysis of the participant samples.