Shine.comVskills certification for Technical Writer assesses the candidate as per the company’s need for documenting scientific and technical events, products and services. The certification tests the candidates on various areas in sentences, paragraphs, sections, lists, graphics, proposals, lab reports, research proposals, e-mail, typography and punctuation.
This certification is intended for professionals and graduates wanting to excel in their chosen areas. It is also well suited for those who are already working and would like to take certification for further career progression.
Earning Vskills Technical Writer Certification can help candidate differentiate in today's competitive job market, broaden their employment opportunities by displaying their advanced skills, and result in higher earning potential.
Job seekers looking to find employment in technical writing departments of various companies, students generally wanting to improve their skill set and make their CV stronger and existing employees looking for a better role can prove their employers the value of their skills through this certification.
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Planning to Write
The Quest
Technical Writing Theorems
Technical Writing Can Be Creative
The Value of Technical Communication to You
Comparing Technical Writing to Engineering and Science
Summary
Audience
General Considerations
Experience and Expertise
Breadth of Audience
Native Language
Audience Motivation
Medium and the Message
Becoming the Audience
Summary of Audience
Documentation Plans
Document Specifications (Doc Specs)
Doc Specs: Sample
Documentation Project Plans
Writing: General Principles
Words
Consistency
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverb
Nouns
Pronouns: He, She, and They
Pronouns: You
Pronouns: It and They
Fluffy Phrases
Commonly Confused Words
Sentences
Active Voice and Passive Voice
Active Voice Is Better
When Is Passive Voice Okay?
Short= Sweet
Causes of Long Sentences
One Sentence = One Thought
Parenthetical Clauses
Paragraphs and Sections
Sentence Transitions
Section transitions
Paragraph Length
Paragraph Transitions
Sections
Summary of Paragraphs and Sections
Lists
Introduction to Lists
In-Sentence Lists
Bulleted List
Elements in Bulleted Lists
The Length of Each Element
Numbered Lists Directions
Directions
Parallel Lists
Tables
Principles of using Tables:
Column & Row Headers
Units of Measure
Arrangement of Columns and Rows
Parallelism in Tables
Amounts of Text in Cells
Rules
Coloring
Shading
Captions
Know-how!
Graphics
Time Series
Extra Detail in Online Graphics
Before and After
Callouts versus Embedded Text
Graphics That Orient Readers
Screenshots
Color Blindness
Block Diagrams
Text That Supplements Figures
Technical Photography
Line Art Enhances Technical Photographs
Big Picture First, Then Details
Layout: Controlling Focus
Layout: Keeping Eyes on the Page
Layout: White Space
Professional Secrets
Explanations of Formula- Based Rules
Examples
Examples By Metaphor
Examples for Programming Documentation
Questions-and-Answer Format Example
In Other Words
Tone
Pace
Footnotes and Other Digressions
Beyond the Obvious
Precision Descriptions
The Hardest Part of Writing
Writing: Specific Kinds of Documents
Manuals
Manual Style: Cookbooks
Cookbook Example: Installing the Carambola Server
Manual Style: Tutorials
Tutorial Example: Getting Started with HTML
Manual Style Guides
Guide Example: Creating HTML Headers
Manual Style: Reference Manuals
Reference Example: The Pr1me Utility
Manual Style: Nonverbal Manuals
Online Help: Overview
Online Help Examples
Release Notes
Release Note Example: Carabola Web Server Version 3.7
Web Sites
Plans
Home Page: Specify Purpose and Audience
Home Pages: Engage the Reader’s Imagination
Home Pages: Set the Tone
Page Templates
Navigators and Search Boxes
Hyperlinks in Body Text
Secondary Pages
Text in Web Sites
PDF versus HTML
Proposals
The Proposal before the Proposal
Adherence to the Proposal Template
Proposal Element
Proposal Element: Cover Letters
Proposal Element: Abstracts
Proposal Element: Contingency Plans
Types of Proposals
Proposals for Revolutionary Ideas
Research Proposals
Research Proposals: Significance Statements
Research Proposals: Objectives and Hypotheses
Research Proposal: Design and Methods
Book Proposals
Book Proposal: Example Marking Section
Business Plans
Internal Planning Documents
Business Proposals
Business Proposal: Example
High-Level Technical Specs
High-Level Technical Spec Example
Lab Reports
Title Page
Abstract
Introduction
Materials
Experimental Procedure
Results
PowerPoint Presentations
Organizing a Presentation: The Big Picture
The Number of Slides
The Opening Moments of a Presentation
Introductory Slides: The Traditional Approach
Mechanics: Fonts and Backgrounds
Audience: The Theory of Relativity
Graphics
The Complicity of a Graphic
Different Kinds of Learners
PowerPoint Speech: Overcoming Fear
The Essence of the E-Mail Problem
Guidelines for writing E-mails
Before Hitting the Send Button
After the First Miscommunication
Editing and Producing Documents
Editing: What Is It Really?
Technical Editing Peer’s Work
Copyediting a Colleague’s Document
Media for Technical Editing
Technical Editor’s Role and Responsibilities
Bug-Tracking Systems
Fonts and Typography
Font
Serif and Sans- Serif Fonts
Serif and Sans-Serif in Soft Copy
Consistency and Convention
True- Type versus Post Script Fonts
Punctuation
Commas
Colons
Semicolons (;)
Dashes and Hyphens
Hyphens
Periods
Quotation Marks (“”)
Apostrophe (‘’)
