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Manual Creation Seminar by Active Writers
- "The development staff is also responsible for creating the instruction manual, but it is difficult to read and understand."
- "Multiple personnel create the internal business manual. There are no rules, and the writing styles are inconsistent..."
- I am aware that there is a problem, but I do not know how to improve it.
Active technical writers will address your concerns.
You can learn the tips for writing by considering examples of failures and the basic rules of document creation.
It is okay to bring the manuals that are currently a challenge.
In addition to one-sided lectures, we also provide time for individual consultation on your concerns.
We will provide an "Easy Manual Diagnosis" on the spot.
Please feel free to ask the instructor any questions you may have about the usual manual creation process.
We provide advice from a professional perspective.
Event Guidelines
- Date and Time
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- September 11, 2014 (Wednesday) 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Location
- Human Science Corporation Conference Room
13th Floor, Odakyu Dai-ichi Seimei Building, 2-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo >>Access
- Cost
- 30,000 yen (excluding tax) * Bank transfer to designated account
- Capacity
- 14 people
- Minimum Number of Participants
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- How to Apply
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- Please apply for participation in this seminar here.
- We will respond with information on reception, payment methods, and more from the person in charge.
- Application Deadline
- Thursday, September 4, 2014
- Target Audience (e.g.)
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- ・Business Manual Creation Responsible Person
- ・To the person in charge of creating the instruction manual
- - Those who want to learn the basics of business document creation
Features
- Practical seminars by active writers
・Engaged in manual creation daily as a technical writer
Active technical writers will serve as instructors
We will share know-how, tips, and important points gained from over 10 years of experience in manual production.
- Hands-on Writing: Lecture in Workshop Format
The second half of the training will be in a workshop format with exercises. The lecture will proceed with example sentences presented in a workshop style.
・The instructor explains the correct examples on the spot.
- Simple Manual Diagnosis (Individual Consultation for Concerns)
・If you bring the manuals that are currently issues, we will advise you on improvement points.
- You can take home the workshop materials (including exercises).
・You can use the text with correct examples for internal manual creation training.
Program
- Part 1: Basic Knowledge Required for Manual Creation
- Basic Structure of Manuals: What are the Rules for Describing Trademarks and Product Liability (PL) Law?
- What is a good manual? The basics of manual creation
- Basic Steps for Manual Creation: What to Watch Out for in Each Step?
- Key Points for Creating Each Section: Front Matter, Table of Contents, Main Text, Index
- Part 2 Writing Techniques: How to Write Clear and Understandable Text?
- *Part 2 will be a workshop-style training session. The lecture will proceed in a workshop format with example sentences presented.
- [Q&A]
- [Simple Manual Diagnosis (Individual Consultation for Concerns)]
- If you bring the manuals that are currently an issue,
- We will provide an "Easy Manual Diagnosis" on the spot.
- Feel free to ask the instructor any questions about manual creation. We will provide advice from a professional perspective.
>>Curriculum Details PDF
Achievements / Testimonials
- ・Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
- "The cause of the 'confusion' that I had been feeling for some time has become clear, and I feel relieved."
- ・Sumitomo Electric Information Systems Co., Ltd.
- "It became a good opportunity to objectively review the manual, making it easier to grasp the issues. I was able to newly recognize the importance of organizing information and weighting it."
- Since it was handled in a format comparing bad examples and good examples, it broadened our awareness of the problematic areas in our user manual.
- ・Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- ・Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
- ・Bosch Packaging Technology and many others
- Voices of Other Participants
- "While I felt that something was off about the Japanese language, I didn't know how to create a good sentence, but I was able to learn the fundamentals of what constitutes a good sentence."
- "I couldn't improve other people's writing, but I think I can make good suggestions in the future."
- "I was able to learn the points to check and the methods. I want to apply this in my work."
- "It was realistic because it was based on actual writer experience."
- It was easy to understand because you explained with specific examples of poor writing.
- Even though it is something I usually keep in mind, there hasn't been any material compiled as a collection of writing techniques, so it seems likely to be useful for future education.
- "I was glad to learn about the structure and expression methods that I usually wonder about."
- "I was glad to have organized my thoughts systematically regarding manual creation."
- "The lecture was easy to understand, and I was able to unify and organize the thoughts that had been vague until now."
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. Manual Creation Training
Instructor, Assistant
Yoshiyuki Yasuoka
- ・15 years of experience in technical writing
- Engaged in projects for creating operation manuals for internal systems, business manuals, various instruction manuals, product utilization guides, and educational materials.
- ・Active as a manual evaluator and consultant for major manufacturers' manual production
- ・Since 2008, continuously responsible as a dedicated instructor for the product manual development department of a major FA equipment manufacturer.
- ・Responsible for seminar topics such as "How to Create Easy-to-Understand Instruction Manuals and Know-How for Reducing Production Costs" and "Techniques for Creating Manuals Useful for Multilingual Deployment"
Kaori Horikoshi
- ・13 years of experience in technical writing
- ・Engaged in projects for creating seminar materials for Microsoft Office products, books, various product manuals, help documents, and business manuals.
- Involved in manual evaluation, consulting for major electronics manufacturers in manual creation, and developing seminar materials for representatives of major insurance companies.
- In addition to Japanese manuals, also responsible as a translation director for multifunction printer operation manuals (20 languages).
- ・Presented at the Translation Festival 2013 organized by the Japan Translation Federation. Gave a presentation titled "Approaches to Machine Translation in Multiple Languages - From the Perspective of Evaluation and Process"
Jun Yasuda
- ・3 years of experience in technical writing
- Engaged in the creation of various product manuals such as image analysis software operation manuals, software development kit manuals (in Japanese and English), and user guides for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Involved in manual evaluation and consulting for construction machinery manufacturers, as well as the development of seminar materials for power control system companies.
- - Worked as a SE for about 3 years at a financial IT consulting firm, engaged in the improvement of operation and maintenance of FX systems. Also involved in the organization and improvement of documentation related to the operation and maintenance of FX systems.
Related Services
Manual Creation Seminar (Customized according to customer requests)
Manual Creation In-house Support and Evaluation Services
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