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Communicating Technical Information

Created by: HSI - Health & Safety Institute Top Author
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Last Updated 03/2021
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What you'll learn

Uncover your audience

Description

Complex information is hard to share with people who do not have your background, but the right approach makes it clear.

What this course covers:

  • Uncovering your audience's values and motivations
  • Visually representing technical information to aid understanding
  • Relating new material to familiar ideas and context
  • Delivering presentations that maximize comprehension and retention

Communicate technical subjects clearly to any audience.

Table of Contents

Module 1: Know Your Audience
Module 2: Simplification Through Visualization
Module 3: Making It Real
Module 4: Impactful Presentations

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HSI - Health & Safety Institute

2000 Courses

Making the Workplace Safer and Smarter
HSI (Health & Safety Institute) is a recognized leader in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) and workforce development software, training, and compliance solutions.
HSI is your single-source partner for EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development solutions. HSI provides integrated e-learning content, training solutions, and cloud-based software designed to enable your business to improve safety, operations, and employee development. Across all industries, we help safety and technical managers, human resources, first responders, and operational leaders train and develop their workforce, keep workers safe, and meet regulatory and operational compliance requirements. We are a unique partner that offers a suite of cloud-based software solutions including learning management, safety management, chemical SDS management, and more, integrated with our content and training so businesses can not only monitor and manage multiple workflows in one system, but train employees via one partner.

Communicating Technical Information

Know Your Audience
Know Your Audience

The first step to being able to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience is to know what that audience is interested in. Learn how to pinpoint the elements of your message that would provide the most value for your audience, thereby keeping them more engaged and enhancing information retention.

Course Result:

The first step to being able to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience is to know what that audience is interested in.

Duration:  45 minutes

Simplification Through Visualization
Simplification Through Visualization

Visualizations can make complex concepts clear at a glance. Learn how and when to create graphs, visual metaphors, graphic organizers, and other visual elements to make your technical information much clearer and easier to understand.

Course Result:

Learn how and when to create graphs, visual metaphors, graphic organizers, and other visual elements to make your technical information more clear.

Duration:  25 minutes

Making It Real
Making It Real

Stories and analogies help bridge the gap between familiar and new information, making it much easier for your audience to grasp the technical concepts you’re introducing them to. Learn how to place your information in a familiar context to enhance comprehension.

Course Result:

Apply subject matter within a context and relate it to familiar information in order to improve understanding

Duration:  30 minutes

Impactful Presentations
Impactful Presentations

The way information is presented can be just as impactful as the information itself. Learn how to connect with and engage your audience through strategies that will help you prepare and deliver an impactful presentation.

Course Result:

The way information is presented can be just as impactful as the information itself.

Duration:  30 minutes

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is designed for employees who need to complete Communicating Technical Information training

Yes. This course is designed to meet applicable federal requirements and commonly mandated state standards. Always confirm specific state or industry requirements with your local regulations.

The course takes approximately 130 minutes to complete and can be paused and resumed at any time.

Yes. Learners receive a downloadable certificate upon successful completion, which can be used for compliance records and audits.

Yes. You can assign this course to individuals or groups using Coggno’s LMS, or purchase multiple seats for your team.

Yes. This course can be exported for delivery in most learning management systems (SCORM compatible).

Yes. The course is fully self-paced and available 24/7.

Yes. This course includes a knowledge check to reinforce learning and verify completion.

Learners have lifetime access from the date of purchase.

Yes. A preview is available so you can review the course format and content before purchasing.

Yes. Content is reviewed and updated as regulations and best practices change.

Yes. This course is available for free with an active Prime Subscription.

Yes. Refund requests can be submitted within 30 days of purchase.

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