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TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING COURSE

Technical reports that get read and drive decisions

Practical technical report writing training for engineers, scientists, analysts, and technical teams. Choose instructor-led group training or a self-paced report writing course with personalized instructor feedback.

  • Turn complex technical findings into reports that non-technical readers understand and act on.
  • Reduce report writing time by 25% or more, and cut review and revision cycles.
  • Write executive summaries that give decision makers the answer first.
  • Use AI effectively in technical report writing without compromising accuracy.
  • Each participant receives individual instructor feedback.

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For Groups & Teams

Choose the format that works for your team: instructor-led virtual, instructor-led onsite, or a facilitated self-paced course. Every option is customized to your technical reports and industry, and is highly interactive. Volume discounts apply.

Schedule time to speak with an instructor, not a salesperson, about your team's writing.

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For Individuals

A practicum course in which you will plan, draft, and edit an actual technical report from your work, with instructor guidance and written feedback.

Includes a live coaching session to review your final report.

Fee: $895.

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Training an engineering, research, or technical team? Every report writing training engagement is customized to your team's actual reports, data, and readers.

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Who is this for

Built for professionals writing technical reports

This isn't a generic business writing course. Every exercise uses the technical reports you actually write.

Engineers

Bring structure to engineering report writing, so findings, data, and recommendations reach decision makers clearly.

Scientists and Researchers

Present research results, lab findings, and data in reports that readers outside your field can follow.

Project Managers

Write status, progress, and feasibility reports that keep stakeholders informed and decisions moving.

Quality and Compliance Professionals

Write technical reports that are accurate, complete, and ready for review the first time.

Technical Managers and Reviewers

Raise report quality across your team and give feedback that shortens review cycles.

Analysts

Turn data and analysis into clear conclusions and recommendations that leaders can act on.

Not the right fit: This course is built around technical reports. If your primary documents are audit reports, SOPs, proposals, or a wide mix of technical documents, we have separate courses for those.

Three Technical Report Writing Course Formats

All formats cover the same core curriculum.

Online Self-Paced Technical Report Writing Course, Practicum with Feedback

Individuals Teams
$895 / individual

Plan, draft, and edit a real technical report from your own work, with written instructor feedback and a live one-on-one coaching session to review the finished report.

You leave with a polished report and the process to write every report that follows.

What's Included

  • Written instructor feedback on your planning document and draft
  • Live one-on-one technical writing coaching session with your instructor
  • Complete on your own schedule with 24/7 access to all course materials
  • Instructor support and course access for two months
  • Available for individuals and groups
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Instructor-Led Virtual Technical Report Writing Training

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Real-time, highly interactive virtual instruction customized to your team's actual technical reports, data, and goals.

Large-group, small-group, and peer breakout exercises keep everyone engaged. Each employee also receives individual feedback on their writing.

What's Included

  • Live, interactive report writing classes via video conferencing
  • Group discussions and breakout activities
  • Curriculum customized to your reports, industry, and readers
  • Individual written instructor feedback for every participant
  • Volume discounts available
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Instructor-Led Onsite Technical Report Writing Training

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Highly interactive training delivered at your location, built around your team's actual technical reports.

Skills transfer immediately. Participants apply what they learn to the next report they write, and each employee receives individual feedback on their writing.

What's Included

  • Delivered at your location, on your schedule
  • Individual and group exercises using your team's actual reports
  • Customized to your audience, industry, and report types
  • Individual written instructor feedback for every participant
  • Volume discounts available
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What You'll Learn in This Technical Report Writing Course

The same core skills and process in every delivery format, applied directly to your actual technical reports.

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Customized for Groups and Individuals

This is the standard course outline. Group training is customized to your team's documents. Individual enrollments receive customized feedback based on the report you write in the course.

Skill Area
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Getting Started: Set your goals
Meet your instructor, describe the technical reports you write, and share your writing challenges. You set a personal benchmark that shapes every piece of feedback you receive.
Foundation
01
Lesson 1: A repeatable six-step report writing process
Learn the proven framework that reduces report writing time by 25% or more and works for every report, including those that convey complex technical information.
Process
02
Lesson 2: Plan around your reader, not your data
Analyze your audience before you write. Every decision about content and organization follows from who reads your report and what they need to decide.
Process
03
Lesson 3: Structure technical information logically
Organize and sequence information so readers find what they need. Better structure means fewer meetings, faster reviews, and better decisions.
Process
04
Lesson 4: Write an executive summary that drives decisions
Convey your core findings and implications so a busy executive can absorb the report quickly and make an informed decision.
Process
05
Lesson 5: Technical report examples, templates, and AI
Review effective technical reports across common formats, learn to write well from a template, and learn when, if, and how to use AI.
Practice
06
Lesson 6: Persuasion that builds credibility
Use titles, subtitles, and data presentation to engage readers and show the strength of your technical knowledge.
Practice
07
Lesson 7: Format dense information for easy reading
Apply headings, white space, typography, and data visuals so readers can scan and understand complex technical information.
Polish
08
Lesson 8: Clarity and word choice
Write clear, concise sentences that present your information competently and confidently.
Polish
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Lesson 9: Grammar and syntax
Receive a personal grammar diagnosis and proven proofreading strategies that make all your writing more professional.
Polish
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Lesson 10: Personalized feedback and coaching
The course ends with feedback on your own report. Self-paced participants get a live technical writing coaching session. Group courses include individual written instructor feedback.
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Your Technical Report Writing Instructors

Expert instructors. Your real technical reports. Feedback that sticks.

Grace Cuddy, technical report writing instructor

Grace Cuddy

Senior Instructor

Business writing coach for international technical and corporate teams across Europe and the United States.

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Bailey Lang

Instructor

Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing; a decade coaching professionals to write clearly, concisely, and with authority.

 

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Elisabeth O'Quinn, technical report writing instructor

Elisabeth O'Quinn

Senior Instructor

Business writing and content specialist with extensive experience editing and coaching technical professionals.

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Katie Almeida Spencer, technical report writing instructor

Katie Almeida Spencer

Instructor

Writing coach and instructor specializing in technical report writing, with clients including DuPont, Shell, and the World Wildlife Fund.

 

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Technical Report Writing Training Results

Instructional Solutions has delivered technical report writing training to engineering, research, and technical teams at MITRE, Shell, Regenesis, the U.S. Army, and organizations across defense, energy, manufacturing, and government. At Regenesis, instructor-led technical report writing training cut report revision time by 35%.

Featured Client

MITRE

Selected to deliver every technical writing course in MITRE's Technically Write program.

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Participant Rating

"I think this training is great, and I will recommend it to my branch chief. It covered some topics I had not learned in college and graduate-level courses (maybe mostly because of degree type), nor in other trainings."

Engineer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

"I have already shown some of the procedure recommendation documents to team members at work and impressed them with the better-defined process. It also helped prove my point of the need to write for an audience, not just in general."

Engineer

MITRE

"I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Elisabeth speaks very clearly and is well educated on her topics. Very good at answering questions and simplifying complex issues."

Systems Analyst

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Frequently Asked Questions About Technical Report Writing Training

Every instructor-led session, virtual or onsite, is built around your team's actual technical reports, industry, and readers. We can customize our existing curriculum, combine multiple courses, or develop a new course. We handle all scheduling and administration.

Instructor-led training requires seven hours of total training time. Virtual training can be delivered in one or more sessions to fit your team's schedule. Onsite training is typically a full day.

Yes. Group training can focus on engineering reports, scientific studies, or compliance documentation. We use your organization's templates, terminology, and standards, so engineers practice on the reports they actually write.

The course covers the reports your team writes at work. Typical examples include feasibility studies, research reports, progress and status reports, specifications, data-driven reports with charts and tables, and executive summaries and technical briefings.

Group training accommodates teams of any size. We cap each group at 18 participants to keep the training highly interactive, and we can run multiple cohorts for larger organizations. Volume discounts apply.

Plan on about eight hours to complete the self-paced course. It includes 10 lessons, writing exercises with instructor feedback, and a live one-on-one coaching session. Your instructor supports your course and coaching for two months.

The self-paced course ends with a live, one-on-one session with your instructor to review the technical report you planned, drafted, and edited in the course. You get structured feedback on organization, clarity, and tone, and you leave with a polished report.

Yes, and that's the point. The course is a practicum. You plan, draft, and edit an actual report from your own work, and instructor feedback is based on your real document. This is what makes the skills transfer immediately.

No prior writing training is required. The course works for professionals at every level, from engineers writing their first reports to managers who want to sharpen their own writing or coach their teams.

Yes. You receive a personalized certificate of completion that you can share on LinkedIn, print, or list on your résumé.

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For Groups & Teams

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Self-Paced Practicum

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