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Effective Technical Writing (English as a Second Language version)
| Type | Course |
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| Language | English |
| Date |
August 19, 2009
to August 20, 2009 |
| Venue |
Four Points By Sheraton 1201 K Street NW Washington, DC 20005 US |
| Chemistry Specialties |
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| Chemistry Techniques |
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| Contact |
American Chemical Society 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 US (800) 227-5558 shortcourses@acs.org |
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Improve your professional writing skills in this interactive workshop. This class is specifically designed for researchers, technical professionals, and managers who want to enhance their professional success by writing effectively and persuasively. Class size is limited to 20 participants to ensure individual attention. You are encouraged to bring samples of your own writing along with technical writing samples (such as scientific papers, reports, reviews, etc.) that you aspire to write. In addition, the instructor will confer with students about the writing assignments they complete during the course. Each student will be able to print a comprehensive course workbook.
Key Topics
* General Principles of Technical Writing: effective placement of information; organization; consideration of the target; phrasing for highest impact; and effective use of graphics.
* Categories of Technical Writing: construction and use of executive summaries; scientific papers for publication; summaries and abstracts; memos and e-mails; structure and phrasing of reports; effective letter writing; instructions and procedures.
* The Writing Process: using a template or example; collecting and filtering information; writing a pain free first draft; choosing language and grammar; editing.
* Abstracts, Summaries and Executive Summaries: structure and contents; concise phraseology; main points; language.
* Graphics and Diagrams, Tables and Charts: use and contents; simplicity.
* Letters, Memos and E-Mails: structure and impact; standard formats; humor.