Have you had a formal or professional training on Technical Report writing before?
Have you experienced any difficulties to put your work, ideas & proposals in writing, professionally?
Have you had any of your reports being rejected or not understood?
Have you always wanted to impress your readers & superiors with a clear and professional report?
Professional Proposal & Report Writing will provide you with the exact skills to write technical reports and proposals that are informative, persuasive, clear and professional.
Contact Kris at kris@360bsi.com for further details.
Professional Proposal & Report Writing 10 - 11 April 2013 Dubai UAE
1. PROFESSIONAL
PROPOSAL & REPORT
WRITING
10 - 11 APRIL 2013
RADISSON BLU
DUBAI DEIRA CREEK
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
INTRODUCTION YOUR INTERNATIONAL
COURSE FACILITATOR
Professional Proposal & Report Writing will provide you with the skills
to write technical reports and proposals that are informative, persuasive, Tim North
clear and professional.
BSc(Hons), GradDipHumResDev, MEd
Many professionals mistakenly believe that technical writing is meant to
be hard to understand. Their writing is complicated, long and too
jargonistic. Unfortunately, many managers write this way because they
think it is expected of them. In practice, this just makes it harder to Director
persuade your readers of the correctness and worth of your ideas. Scribe Consulting
Technical writing is really about communicating complex information
clearly. This is a skill that can be learned. PROFILE
Tim North is a computer engineer who became a
Clearer writing can lead to greater comprehension and an increased writing trainer. Tim has spent more than twenty years
likelihood that your report or proposal brings about your desired goals. teaching computer engineering at the Curtin University
of Technology. During this time he has learnt first-hand
This comprehensive course will show you how to write technical reports that most engineers haven’t been shown how to write
well. So, for the last ten years, he’s been running writing
that are highly informative and understood the first time they are read. courses for engineers and others.
This course will give you the skills needed to write technical reports that
are compelling and highly persuasive. You will also learn all the details of He has extensive experience writing and delivering
the craft of technical writing. practical workshops. His feedback from government
and industry clients is consistently high.
Tim has been the director of his own training company,
“The skill of writing is to create a context Scribe Consulting since 1998. His background is a
diverse one and includes:
in which other people can think.”
over twenty years teaching computer engineering
- Edwin Schlossberg over ten years delivering writing training to
government and industry
Latest TESTIMONIALS providing on-site training for large resource
companies
“A lifesaver for all corporate employees.” the development and delivery of many
~ Radziah Yusof, Technical Consultant, iPerintis, Malaysia highly-regarded training courses
writing the internationally known Better Writing
”Tim's presentation was excellent. He makes every single point crystal clear.” Skills newsletter
~ YC Ong, Regional IT Project Manager, Jabil Circuit, Malaysia working as a technical writer for local engineering
companies
”Very good workshop, as it not only explains the techniques of writing, but also the copy editing and proofreading for the academic,
strategies of how to make people interested in our proposal or report.” government and industry sectors
~ Erista Adisetya, Plant Manager, PT Sari Husada (Danone) providing training needs analysis.
“This is an integrated and comprehensive course suitable for a wide range of
professionals! Excellent coordination and interaction with participants.”
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~ Anette Nilsson, Developing Engineer, Borouge Pte Ltd, UAE
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2. PROFESSIONAL PROPOSAL &
REPORT WRITING
Clear, informative & persuasive
COURSE CONTENT WHY
DAY1 WRITING TECHNICAL REPORTS THIS EVENT
After completing this part of the training, you will be able to: 360 BSI recognizes that there is a significant gap
Explain the importance of identifying your readers and their needs. that occurs between training delivery and
Identify how much technical detail your readers need and will understand. successful implementation.
Create a needs-analysis table to organise who needs what.
Provide information to diverse groups of readers with different needs. Professional Proposal & Report Writing by Tim
Deal with conflicting needs. North is all about how complex communication
Explain why it is essential to prepare an outline. can be made clearly. This is a skill that will be
Write effective covering letters for reports. taught and can be learned during this training.
Write effective executive summaries for reports.
Write effective introductions for reports. After completion of the course, managers will be
Write effective conclusions for reports. able to apply and use the right and effective
Write effective recommendations for reports. writing techniques immediately when they
Use appendices to keep the body of your report brief. return to work.
Employ general strategies for better scientific writing.
Explain why it is wise to provide references (even if they’re not read). Participants may choose to bring along
Essential technical editing and writing skills their own laptop.
After completing this part of the training, you will be able to: Participants can bring (if they wish) some
Use abbreviations, contractions, acronyms and symbols appropriately and samples of their reports to get professional
consistently. assessment, view and advise.
Correctly write numbers and units using the metric system.
Use capital letters appropriately and consistently. This is a unique training course and full of new
Decide whether to write a number with words or with digits. information, ideas and latest techniques that will
Employ strategies to prevent the overuse of acronyms. surpass your expectations.
Use punctuation correctly and consistently.
Use bulleted and numbered lists correctly and consistently.
DAY2 WRITING TECHNICAL & BUSINESS
PROPOSALS
After completing this part of the training, you will be able to:
Explain the key difference between reports and proposals.
Identify the six essential questions that you must answer in your proposal.
Explain the importance of establishing your credibility.
Explain the importance of solving a problem for your readers.
Write a covering letter that quickly establishes context.
Construct a title that includes a recommendation and a benefit.
Write an effective executive summary.
Write a background section that provides the necessary context.
Convert features and advantages to benefits.
Employ a modular format.
Employ plain English to enhance your clarity and reputation.
Employ highly effective persuasion strategies.
Engage in effective lobbying behaviour.
WHO
SHOULD ATTEND
All Engineers & Technical Personnel
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS include: Project Managers
Line Managers
AECOM Marbu Contracting Co. WLL
Borouge Pte Ltd Oryx GTL Executives & Managers
BP China PepsiCo Sales & Marketing Professionals
CNOOC SES Ltd Petroleum Development Oman HR, Administrative & Support Staff
Danone Petronas Malaysia
Dialog Group
Dolphin Energy Ltd
Pfizer China
Premier Oil
COURSE SCHEDULE
EMARAT Prison Department of Malaysia 8.30 Registration & Coffee/Tea
ExxonMobil PT Bredero Shaw Indonesia 9.00 Workshop commences
GlaxoSmithKline (Tianjin) Co PT Holcim Indonesia
Groote Eylandt Mining Co. (BHP) PT Kaltim Prima Coal 10.40 - 11.00 Morning coffee/tea
Johnson Controls Technip Geoproduction Malaysia 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
Leighton Contractors Total E&P Indonesie 15.00 - 15.20 Afternoon coffee/tea
L'Oreal Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East
17.00 End of day
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