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Communication and Writing Skills · CWS-011

Technical Report Writing

5 daysClassroom
13Upcoming dates
8Cities
£2,840Fees from

Course overview

Why Attend

Engineers, scientists and technical specialists must communicate complex findings clearly to managers, clients and regulators. Poorly written reports delay decisions and undermine credibility.

This LLMI course covers planning technical reports, structure, writing clearly about technical subjects, presenting data, tables and figures, executive summaries, conclusions and recommendations, and editing. Participants improve a real technical report.

Course Objectives

Plan technical reports for purpose and audience

Structure reports logically

Write clear technical content

Present data, tables and figures effectively

Write strong executive summaries and recommendations

Edit and review technical documents

Target Audience

Engineers

Scientists and researchers

Technical specialists

Consultants

Inspectors and auditors

Project engineers

Course Methodology

Writing workshops

Report critique

Editing exercises

Feedback

Templates

Course outline

Day 1: Planning Reports
  • Purpose and audience
  • Report types
  • Planning
  • Outlines
  • Exercise: Report plan
Day 2: Structure
  • Standard structures
  • Introductions
  • Methods and results
  • Discussion
  • Workshop: Structuring a report
Day 3: Writing Clearly
  • Plain technical language
  • Sentence clarity
  • Precision
  • Consistency
  • Exercise: Rewriting paragraphs
Day 4: Data and Visuals
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Captions
  • Units and numbers
  • Lab: Presenting data
Day 5: Summaries and Editing
  • Executive summaries
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Editing
  • Peer review
  • Capstone: Improved technical report

Dates and fees

DatesCityFee
14 - 18 Dec 2026Barcelona, Spain£3,850
18 - 22 Jan 2027Dubai, United Arab Emirates£5,250
15 - 19 Feb 2027Istanbul, Turkey£2,850
15 - 19 Mar 2027Vienna, Austria£4,250
19 - 23 Apr 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
17 - 21 May 2027Paris, France£4,500
21 - 25 Jun 2027Frankfurt, Germany£3,250
19 - 23 Jul 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
16 - 20 Aug 2027Geneva, Switzerland£5,250
20 - 24 Sep 2027Istanbul, Turkey£2,850
18 - 22 Oct 2027Cape Town, South Africa£2,840
15 - 19 Nov 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
20 - 24 Dec 2027Paris, France£4,500
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