What: Technical writing workshops for Indian writers at Bangalore and Hyderabad organised by Chillifreeze.
If you are a good communicator, and have a healthy interest in science and technology, this could be a freelance option, or even a career path for you. Participate in the Chillifreeze Technical Writing Workshop in Bangalore and Hyderabad to get an in-depth introduction to the world of technical writing. Use the interactive exercises to assess your skills. Interact with other writers from your city to get a feel for the market.
Chillifreeze has invited Padmaja Narsipur, an experienced technical writer and trainer to conduct the Technical Writing Workshops.
When, where, how much?
BangaloreDate: June 6, 2009
Timings: 9.30 am-3 pm (approx)
Venue: The Century Club, Cubbon Park, Bangalore
Price: Rs 2,500*
HyderabadDate: July 4, 2009
Timings: 9.30 am-3 pm (approx)
Venue: Hyderabad (exact venue to be announced)
Price: Rs 2,500*
*A discounted rate of Rs 2,000 is available to the following:
Student rate: Please email us a scan copy of your student id to avail of this offer.
Group discount: People registering in groups of five or more together.
Chillibreeze writer: Please email us a link to your article published on Chillibreeze to avail of the discount rate.
Please email info@chillifreeze.com & chillifreeze@chillifreeze.com to avail of the above discounts.
Who should attend?
This workshop is intended for writers, software professionals, engineers, researchers and anyone who has to organise and write about technical information, and wishes to do so concisely and with clarity. The workshop also addresses the needs of those who want an introduction into the world of technical writing, and wish to learn the basics of the craft.
Workshop outline
- Learn about the skills, resources, techniques and tools required to make it as a tech writer.
- Network with other writers and aspiring writers.
- Utilise the interactive exercises to assess your writing skills and get tips to improve them.
- What is technical writing?
- Essentials of technical communication
- What you need to know to make it in a technology company
- Allied fields
- Tools of the trade
- Resources to help kick-start your tech writing career
Why sign up?
- Open up new career avenues for yourself
- Enhance your resume
- Network with other technical writers
- Improve your skills and evaluate your aptitude for technical writing
- Receive a certificate for participation
- Get a Free evaluation of one pre-written technical writing sample
- Be awarded a Merit certificate if you're a top performer!
About the Trainer
Padmaja Narsipur is a writer, editor, reviewer and project manager with extensive experience in content development. She has worked on software project- and product-specific documents, white papers, user manuals, technology reviews, articles, reports, web content etc. Prior to this, she worked for seven years in technology-oriented roles with Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA. Padmaja has an MS in Physics from Bangalore University, and an MS in Computer Science from New Mexico State University in the US. How to enrol
Visit http://www.chillifreeze.com/courses_and_tests/browse_our_store.aspx to enrol. You will be taken to the Chillifreeze Store. Click Buy Now under the Technical Writing Workshop Registration Fees icon for the city in which you wish to attend. You will need to pay Rs 2,000 as the workshop fee. Once you have paid, please also send us an email at info@chillifreeze.com confirming your attendance.
For more information about the workshop, email info@chillifreeze.com
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