From Good to Great: a Reader-Centric Approach to Clear Technical Writing
June 3 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Learning to write well-written technical documents is key for clarity with both internal and external stakeholders in the workplace. Join our online, instructor-led course on June 3, 5, 10 and 12, 2025. The course offers you an opportunity to learn about and practice reader-centric concepts and apply them to your own writing.
What’s Included
- Four live interactive virtual sessions with group discussions, take-home materials and resources, and more.
- Opportunity to network and connect with professionals within the industry.
Session 1: Make It Relevant – June 3, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 2: Make It Clear – June 5, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 3: Revise, Revise, Revise – June 10, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 4: Give Credit Where Credit Is Due – June 12, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Facilitator: Beth Burrows
Founder of Writing Well, Trainer, Advisor and Professional Engineer
Beth believes writing well is worth it! She believes that what we write as technical people is just as important as the technical work that we do. As an engineer turned technical communicator, Beth helps scientists and engineers simplify complex information and deliver documents readers can understand. She loves to teach technical people how to write effective documents and encourages them to think differently about their writing. Before starting her business, Writing Well Technical Communications, Beth worked in both the private and the public sectors. She was the subject matter expert for ECO Canada’s Technical Writing Essentials online course. Beth has over 30 years of experience in environmental engineering and business and works with many consulting sectors, including civil, water resources, environmental, transportation, structural, and electrical engineering, as well as the forestry, ecological, geomorphic, environmental, and sustainability sectors. Beth has been a Professional Engineer in Ontario since 1993. She earned a Master of Business Administration from Wilfred Laurier University in 1997 and a Certificate in Technical Communication from Simon Fraser University in 2016.
