About the Module

IMPORTANT!! Those who have registered for Technical Writing Fundamentals course should not register separately for this Module.

Who Should Attend?

1. All who want to have expertise in Technical Writing Style Guides.
2. All who want to understand templates of documents.
3. All who want to understand types of authoring from topic-based to scenario-based.
4. All who want to understand the ideal Review process and reduce iterations of review.

Course Structure

Day 1: Authoring Types

1. 1. Authoring Process and Concepts
      • Elements of Document (TOC)
      • Structured
      • Unstructured
      • Minimalism
      • DITA
   2. Elements of documents – TOC, content, visuals, tables 
   3. Authoring Types
      • Modular writing
      • Topic-based Writing
      • Task-based Information writing
      • Scenario-based Writing
      • Feature-based Writing

Day 2: Review Process

1. 1. Editing & Proofreading
      • Concept
      • Copy Editing and Proof-reading
      • Reader Advocacy
      • Readability Score
   2. Reviewing (Checklists)
      • Type of reviews – self, peer, technical/SME/Product owner, editorial, Stakeholders 
      • Communication plan – due by date
   3. Documentation Quality Check
      • Quality Measurement
      • Readability Index
      • Validations
      • Accessibility

About the Instructor

Involved in mentoring and helping the technical writing community for a long time. He prefers sharing knowledge and learning with the focus on building a skilled community. He has 22+ years of experience in the field of writing that spreads across writing for English daily, The Asian Age, and 18+ experience in technical documentation.

He has led multiple technical documentation teams as Manager and Director. He has been instrumental in setting up new documentation websites, implementing new processes, setting up documentation teams and getting Technical Documentation teams an EQUAL value in the Company environment.

Having trained more than 900+ professionals, his core focus is on building skills where all can earn jobs and respect on their own.

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