Students learn and practice how to pack extensive information into few words without sacrificing readability in their writing. Individually and in groups, students study their own technique to improve conciseness and clarity. The class explores the varieties of technical writing and the requirements of the various audiences for each of them. Finally, students may make a technical presentation to the class on a topic of their own choosing. This course prepares students for interactions with prospective consumers of technical writing, with technical experts, and with audiences.
Students practice and workshop with each other on meeting the needs of all three groups.
Participants learn to listen and ask questions so as to correctly interpret the needs of business and industry customers, to present technical information in an engaging and clear wary, and to translate technical talk into comprehensible, everyday language. The marketplace is lean and mean, and companies cannot afford proposals that fail. Students learn the importance of effective proposal writing in the business. They learn what every proposal must have. They acquire writing skills that demonstrate their understanding of the sales tone in proposals.