Technical Report Writing Skills
About the Course
Information from reports of technical researches are used to take decision. This means that report must be written in a way it can easily be understood by technical and non-technical people. A good researcher does not end his work until a good report is put in place. A good technical report must not be ambiguous in meaning. It must be simple and easy to understand by anybody in any continent.
However, whilst engineers and technicians undergo many years of training to become proficient in their field of expertise, this does not necessarily include the art of writing. Because writing takes place in the absence of the reader it may represent a boring, dull, difficult and unfamiliar chore for the technologist.
The result is that, too often, technical writing has a flat style making documents difficult and tedious to read. Complex writing results in a waste of time, lost contracts and alienated customers – in other words, a loss of money.
The Course Objectives
- To develop the principles of technical writing that gives it a logical base that will appeal to both the technical and non-technical readers.
- To encourage writers to be efficient and logical in their use of words to ensure that the purpose of each component is understood and achieved.
- To equip participants with the knowledge and skills and capabilities for professional technical report writing.
- To show participants how to collate results of their researches and technical information into a coherent, accurate and unbiased document because decision makers make important choices based on the reports they receive.
At the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand the types and purposes of technical reports
- Write realistic specifications
- Organize reports and plan the sections and subsections you need.
- Fully understand the steps in writing a report
- Write clear and concise formal reports, equipment manuals and other technical documentation
- Understand the principles of clear and concise writing
- Develop effective communication with technical as well as non-technical staff at all levels – matching your content to your readers’ knowledge.
- Keep information specific rather than general.
- Brainstorm and identify technical problems and solutions
- Collect, organize, analyses and evaluate information
- Appreciate the use of active verbs rather than passive verbs.
- Edit wordy phrases – using simple words rather than complex ones
- Keep technical terms to a minimum – avoiding jargon, acronyms and abbreviations
- Use examples and illustrations.
- Transfer technical information into graphs, flowcharts and tables.
- Use good layout to draw attention to key technical information.
- Translate technical documents into compelling oral presentations
Course Content
Introduction of Course
- Writing in perspective
- Writing in a Technical Context
- The Technical Report Writer in YOU
The technical writing processes
- The Technical Writing Process
Arranging
- Structure and Layout
- Types of Reports
- Formats of Different types of Reports
- Procedures for writing reports
- Tables, Figures and Equations in a report
Writing, Reviewing and Editing
- Language and Grammar
- Sentences, Parts of Speech, Punctuation and Problems
- Types of Technical Reports
- Monitoring Project Progress
- Format for an Evaluation Report
- Checklist for Editing Work
Problems in Technical Reports
- Poor Organization of Facts
- Use of unnecessary complex words
- Impersonal writing
- Passive writing ETC.
Information to Writer
- Units and Symbols
- Words, styles, abbreviations and capitalization
Presentation Skills
About the Course
Public speaking is fundamental to success in professional and public circles. Presentation is the only way to explain to catch people’s attention so that they are briefed on what a technical outcome is. Therefore, it must be presented in a way that people will understand the idea the presenter is trying to sell.
This presentation skill course will help people to create simple, clear and compelling presentation and deliver them effectively, whatever the situation. This course will empower professionals to deliver with confidence, authority and impact.
The Course Objectives
By the end of this one-day presentation skills training, the participants will have:
- Practiced projecting and vary the pitch, pace and tone of their voice to gain and retain audience interest and reinforce the presentation messages, when public speaking
- Used posture and movement to give additional impact to verbal messages rather than distract or irritate the audience
- Reviewed how to prepare presentations and visual aids to be interesting, persuasive and to communicate key messages
- Identified the best ways to interact with the audience, control and handle challenging individuals
- Applied their learning to a work presentation and received feedback on their style and impact in presenting
At the end of the course, the participants should be able to:
- Plan and confidently deliver a presentation relevant to their professional need.
- Understand the need for collecting facts on both the subject and the audience (audience analysis).
- Select and use visual aids for maximum impact and understanding.
- Handle questions and objections confidently and minimise bad mannerisms.
Course Content
Preparing Your Presentation: Overview
- Setting Your Objectives
- Knowing Your Audience
- Building the Structure
Setting Your Objectives
- What Are You Trying to Do?
- Identifying your Objective
- Discussion
Knowing Your Audience
- A Basic Definition of your Audience
- Understanding Your Audience
- Focus, Plan, and Convey
- Audience Profile
Building the Structure
- The Consequences of Bad Preparation
- The Three Benefits of a Plan
- Presentation Structure: An Overview
Timing Your Presentation
- How to prevent over-running
Overview of Communication
- The Three Parts of Communication
- Your Competition
Controlling Your Nerves
- Overcoming Your Fears
- Thinking Positive
- Being Realistic
- Taking Control
- Sticky Situations
- Paying Attention to Your Appearance
- Tips to Combat Nerves
- Nervousness Presentation
Our Body Language
- First Impressions
- Non-Verbal Factors of Communication
- Avoiding the Traps
The Importance of Voice
- Factors Affecting the Voice
- Achieving Optimum Conditions for Speech
- Using Your Voice
Presentation Practice
This is the practical session where each participant will be asked to prepare and make a presentation to practice what is learnt so far
- Presentation Preparation
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Evaluation
Who Should Attend?
- Engineering professionals (e.g. project and design engineers)
- Technical Personnel
- Maintenance/Supervisory Managers
- Maintenance Planning Staff
- Technical managers
- Project team members in: manufacturing, process industries, tendering, contracting, marketing, procurement, research & development, utilities, and local authorities
5 Days (Monday-Friday)
Course Fees (VAT Included)
Lagos/PH/Abuja: ₦ 322,500.00
UK/US/Ghana/Others: $3,225.00
- Award of Certificate.
- Professional Training Materials
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
- Go to “Register Now” button and fill the form and send it. You will get “message sent” if it is successful.
- You will get confirmation of your registration within two working days when you will be asked to go ahead and make payment.
- Go ahead and make payment.
- Send your name, phone number, email address, training location, amount paid to info@sbtpetroleum.com.ng OR SMS to +2349098171437.
- Upon confirmation of your payment, an electronic receipt will be sent to your mail.
- A joining instruction will be sent to you at least 72 hours before the training date an time.
- Looking forward to training date to commence your training. However, if a need to change the dates of the training arises, you will be notified immediately. This may be due to unavailability of the instructors or due to unavoidable logistic challenges.
ACCOUNT DETAILS
NAIRA ACCOUNT
BANK: ECOBANK
ACCOUNT NAME: SBT PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE LIMITED
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1613062169
BRANCH: Chevron Branch
SORT CODE: 050150340
DOLLAR ACCOUNT
BANK: ECOBANK
ACCOUNT NAME: SBT PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE LIMITED
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1613062183
BRANCH: Chevron Branch
SORT CODE: 050150340