Introduction to technical writing and content structuration

Cross standard: Introduction to technical writing

A technical writer is tasked with creating technical or specialized documents. He is a specialist in the drafting of techniques, as well as standards, specifications, and standards of the trade, which are applied in the fields of use, installation, or maintenance of systems, in sectors such as aeronautics, automotive, defense, etc.

You will learn the basics of technical writing and technical documentation in an industrial environment.

Our training can be held in-person or remotely.
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Public

From 3 to 6 trainees maximum per session

Duration

2 days

Agenda

Training scheduled on request : info@4dconcept.fr

Tarif

Available on request

Audience

Future technical writers, users, and occasional writers of technical documentation

Prerequisites

None

All our training courses can be held in person or remotely.

Goals

At the end of the course, you will have acquired the basics of the standard such as:

Purpose of technical documentation standards

Editorial rules applicable to technical documentation

Steps in a documentation process

Structured and modular content concepts

Et vous saurez concrètement :

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of technical documentation

Structure technical documentation according to its audience

Write a procedure

Program

1. Introduction to technical documentation

  • Goals
  • Challenges
  • Quality

2. Basic concepts

  • Standard document structure
  • Business standards
  • Structured documentation standards

3. Règles de rédaction

  • Finding the right word
  • Style
  • Syntax
  • Terminology
  • Punctuation
  • Spelling
  • Proofreading
  • Simplified English
  • AI in the writing process

4. Documentary process

  • Life cycle of a documentary project

5. Structured & documentary content

  • Traditional documentation
  • Breaking away from tradition
  • Solution: modularisation
  • New uses
  • Other challenges
  • HTML
  • Transition to XML
  • Conclusions

Practical work

Exercises included throughout the course:

  • Technical writing
  • Data analysis
  • Structured documentation writing
Assessment methods :

The trainer will assess the knowledge acquired at the end of the course.

Update July 2025

Accessibility

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