How to Use Information Tables in Tech & Business Writing

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About This Course

Display information in well-constructed tables for better communication at work and maximum positive user experience...

  • NOTE: This course is NOT for public speakers or creative writers but for business and technical writers.

  • NO DEADLINE to finish the course. Take it, study it, and finish it anytime you like.

  • This course is NOT about how to manipulate Excel tables and apply Excel functions to numeric data.  It is about DISPLAYING INFORMATION in your technical or business document for maximum positive user experience.

Tables that are constructed well help the users understand and absorb information faster and retain it longer.

The course covers topics like

  • The 9 main principles of good table construction

  • How to name tables properly

  • How to construct tables for tabular data

  • How to apply the "parallel construction" principle when designing a table

  • How to convert chunks of hard-to-read text into easy-to-understand tables

  • And more...


    The course is ideal for 

  • writers

  • managers

  • students

  • office workers

  • engineers 

  • or anyone who creates content and wants to display it in a compact and user-friendly manner. 

The course come with 

  • 11 LESSONS

  • 5 QUIZZES

  • 7 EXERCISE and SOLUTION sheets, and 

  • accompanying PDF downloads to test your knowledge.

  • Free WEEKLY UPDATE of writing tips, ideas, and tutorials

  • And Udemy's 30-day No-Questions-Asked Money-Back guarantee

BENEFITS

The table construction principles explained in this course will help you communicate better with your target audience and thus increase your productivity and profitability. 

AUTHOR

Ugur Akinci Ph.D. is a professional writer who worked for Fortune 100 companies since 1998, creating thousands of documents that use the same successful table-construction principles explained here.

  • Create tables correctly and proficiently in a document to create a positive user experience.

Instructor

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Ugur Akinci, Ph.D.

Fortune 100 technical communicator and educator since 1998. >>> Adobe Captivate Certified Specialist 2019>>> Fellow STC>>> Microsoft Office Specialist Word, Excel and PowerPoint Expert 2016>>> Mindtouch Top 200 Content Experience Strategist 2017>>> Quora Top Writer 2018 with over 1.1 Million article views>>> Montgomery College (MD) Technical Writing Advisory Committee MemberUgur started his professional career as a senior translator for NATO...

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4.9 course rating
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David B.
4.0
2 years ago

Good presentation

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ui-avatar of Jerry Overton
Jerry O.
4.5
3 years ago

Very good information on how to correctly building tables.

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ui-avatar of David Floren
David F.
5.0
7 years ago

Nice overview of presenting information in table format. Gets into the principles of tables and provides good examples.

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