Course details
This course equips learners with the fundamental knowledge and skills on technical writing that includes writing in multiple different formats, and writing for different audiences. It provides learners with the opportunity to apply, demonstrate and practice the knowledge and skills learnt on writing technical documents through classroom and practical sessions.
What will I learn?
The objectives of this course are:
- To work with participants to understand expectations of Western audiences.
- Build confidence in delivering content-rich scientific and technical presentations.
Who should take this course?
- New and experienced executives
- Professionals
- Managers with responsibilities for technical communications
How will I be assessed?
Practical Performance, Oral Questioning/ Written Test, Role Play & Case study (formative)
Course Outline
- Preparing for a Technical Presentation: Understanding audience; Overall event preparation; Viewing representative presentations.
- Structure of a Technical Presentation: How technical presentations differ from other types of presentations; Scripting and organizing of content, rhetorical strategies, argumentation, language use and misuse, emphasis strategies, questioning.
- Analysis of case-study presentations
- Preparing Visuals – Dos and Don’ts: What considerations are required? Posters, PowerPointers and presentation skills; Principles of visual communication, ethical presentation of data, audio, old-school presentations with flip charts and black/white boards; use of ancillary props.
- Delivery of Technical Presentations: Voice; eye-contact; volume; intonation; stress; pacing; enunciation; gestures; energy projection; dealing with the unexpected.
- Stand and deliver! Pressure flash presentations and anonymous peer critique ballots.
- Wrap-up and review of core concepts, bibliography, resources
Requirements
Learners are a assumed to:
- Have in depth knowledge of their technical area
- Be able to listen, read, speak and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to Employability Skills System (ESS) level 8
- Be able apply effective problem-solving and decision-making skills at a proficiency level equivalent to the Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills (ESS) at Supervisory level
- Be able to manipulate numbers at a proficiency level equivalent to Employability Skills System (ESS) level 8
Will I recieve a certificate of completion?
Certificate of Attendance from NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
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About NTUC Learninghub
NTUC LearningHub Private Limited was corporatised in 2004 with the mission to enhance the lifelong employability of Singapore’s workforce by providing high quality, innovative products and affordable learning. The training programmes provided by NTUC LearningHub comprise Infocomm Technology, Professional IT Certificates, Soft Skills & Literacy, Workplace Safety & Health, Employability Skills System, Customer Service Training, Trades, Cleaning, WSQ Security and Manufacturing Skills. To date, it has trained more than 1,000,000 executives and working adults, and has worked with more than 10,000 companies to identify training needs, define curriculum roadmaps and deliver contemporary training programmes. The organization has evolved to meet the burgeoning training needs of Singaporeans to continuously keep pace with the dynamic business economy.
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