Day 1
Module 1: Technical Report Writing – the Basics
Technical Reports – What They Do
Analysis of Bad Reports – What is Not Right?
Writing Assessment – How Good Are You In Writing Technical Reports? – What is Your Writing Problem
The Decoding and Interpretation Preference – How the Reader’s Mind Assimilates Information
The Encoding and Delivery Preference – How the Writer’s Mind Generates & Reports Information
The Mismatch Between Encoding, Decoding and Interpreting Information
Reader Friendly Technical Reports
Module 2: Technical Report Objectives – Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
The Audience and Your Assumptions
Information (including Data) and Details Required
Quality of Information – its Levels
Information Reliability
Information Quality Control Tools and Techniques
Assessing Precision & Accuracy of Technical Reports
Module 3: Technical Report Strategy – Structuring the Framework
How the Mind Understands Information
Logical and Sequential Thinking Skills Builder
Technical Report Structure, Layout, Format
Components of a Technical Report
The Flow – Presenting Complex Technical Information
Writing Architecture – Paragraph Logic and Linking
Report Strategy Challenge – Becoming a Report Architect
Module 4: Technical Report Storyboarding – Enjoyable Reading
An Analysis of the Best Reports
How Did They Tell the “Story”?
Nature of Quality, Professional Reports
Module 5: Tell Your Report Story – Structuring Bits of Information
Getting the Flow Right
Waste Management in Technical Report Writing
Day 2
Module 6: Technical Report Reverse Engineering – Reinforcing the Architect
Breaking Down the Technical Report & its Information – Analysing its Quality
Linking the Information Flow and Understanding its Logic
What Were the Objectives, their Classes & Allocated Information?
Module 7: Technical Report Writing – Preparing for the Report
Project Management for Technical Report Writing
Teamwork and Logistics for Major Reports
Estimating Your Development Time
Generate the Blueprint
Action Oriented Technical Reporting
Organize the Sections and Components
The Numbering System
Content from Existing Documents, Systems and Experts
Module 8: Technical Report Writing – Generating the Report
Clarity in Reporting – Use of Emphasis, Concise Active Voice
Abbreviations, Acronyms and Double Meanings
Why Readers Become Confused
One Person’s Jargon Is Another Person’s Vocab
Technical Report Tones for Style and Impact
Using Bullet Points and List
The Art of Managing Redundancy
Visual Literacy – Using Images, Charts, Graphs, Pictures, Diagrams, Sketches, Tables
Reducing the Access Time to Critical Information
Module 9: Technical Report Writing – Completing the Report
Drafts to Final Copies – Reviewing, Editing and Testing
How Good is Your Proofreading?
Writing Impressive Conclusions
Writing Precise Executive Summaries
Using Writing/Word Software Effectively for Spelling, Punctuations, Grammar, Structure, Vocabulary, Homonyms
Technical Report Writing Productivity
DR A. BARRAK
Dr Barrak is a published author who writes profusely on various subject matters of social and developmental interest. And since 2004 he conducts Technical English communication courses for Mercedes Benz at their training centre in Glenmarie, Selangor.
He has had a fulfilling career serving in the Audio-Visual, Automotive components, Printing, Property Development, Construction, Timber and Food industries, in capacities ranging from Managing Director, Project Director, Senior Negotiator, General Manager,
Plant Manager and Group Engineer. He had been a Management Consultant, Management System Auditor, Trainer and Counselor.
He graduated in Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic in 1973 and since then has done post graduate studies in Engineering, Social Science, Rubber-Plastics Technology, Training and Development, Radiation Protection, Quality Management, Legal Studies
and earned his PhD in Organizational Management.
Upon first graduating, he set up and operated one of the first label printing companies in Malaysia. He then went on to establish and operate property development, food manufacturing and timber processing companies. He had worked with the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry in the early years of the developing Tiger Economies, travelling widely in ASEAN and further working with and developing small and medium enterprises. He had also served in the Curricula Committee for the Quality Engineering Program of Universiti
Sains Malaysia and as an Environmental Auditor for the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award.
Since 1994, as a consultant and trainer he has taught Technical Writing, English and/or communication skills to PETRONAS, Tenaga Nasional Malaysia, Bomba Malaysia, Mercedes Benz Malaysia, various Ministries and large organizations. He has also trained
and consulted internationally such Mauritania, Turkmenistan, Qatar, Sudan, Philipines, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia. He has also been very much involved in developing Business Plans and Financial Proposals for growing industries.
He has extensive experience writing policy manuals, standard operating procedures, instruction manuals, technical manuals and guidelines for government, health, manufacturing and service organizations since 1985. With a strong foundation in engineering,
legal language, operational and systems management, he continues to effectively develop completely looped technical and non-technical manuals.
With more than thirty years of enriched, varied and result oriented experience in many positions among SMEs, government agencies and multinationals, and armed with a wide range of resources and materials, his training programs are almost entirely oriented
towards competency development. There is never a dull moment except tiredness at his programs.