Introductory training
in technical writing
Overview of the introductory training in technical writing
This training course aims to teach you the fundamentals of technical writing and technical documentation in an industrial environment.
A technical writer’s role is to produce technical or specialized documents.
They are a specialist in writing techniques, and possibly in the standards, specifications, and industry standards applicable to the use, installation, or maintenance of systems in sectors such as aerospace, automotive, defense, etc.
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Our 2026 training sessions
Audience, prerequisites, and methods
Audience
3 to 6 participants maximum per session
Duration
2 days
Price
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Information
Accessibility
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Please contact our disability coordinator at psh-accueil@.4dconcept.fr to discuss your request and its feasibility.
Training Objectives
At the end of the training, you will have acquired the fundamentals of technical writing, such as:
- The purpose of technical documentation standards
- Writing rules applicable to technical documentation
- Stages of a documentation process
- Structured and modular content concepts
And you will know how to:
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of technical documentation
- Structure technical documentation according to its audience
- Write a procedure
Detailed program for the introduction to technical writing
1. Introduction to technical documentation
- Objectives
- Challenges
- Quality
2. Basic concepts
- Typical document structure
- Industry standards
- Structured documentation standards
3. Writing rules
- Choosing the right word
- Style
- Syntax
- Terminology
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Proofreading
- Simplified English
- AI in a writing process
4. Documentation process
- Lifecycle of a documentation project
5. Structured and documentary content
- Traditional documentation
- Moving beyond the traditional
- Solution: modularization
- New uses
- Other challenges
- HTML
- Transition to XML
- Conclusions
6. Practical exercises
The exercises included throughout the course:
- Technical writing
- Data analysis
- Writing in structured documentation
Assessment Methods:
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