Let 3di teach you how to write modular content the 3MD way. We don’t have any special, scientific methodology or difficult concepts to get your head around. But we do know how good writing happens. We have a simple method of thinking about what we write and who we write it for.
Objectives
3MD aims to enable you and other people in your company to:
- structure their thoughts before they begin
- approach information design
- manage legacy materials in older formats or buried in documentation that is not fit for purpose
- reduce the amount of time they spend writing and editing content
- create modular content that they can edit or repurpose when they need to
- match their choice of words and tone of voice to customers, colleagues, and readers
- make effective use of templates or other presentation options available in your organisation
Who needs 3MD?
3MD is great for anyone who:
- writes their own procedures
- writes content for their intranet including blogs and wikis
- writes content for learning materials because they are a subject matter expert
- writes documents or leaflets or online material for customers, for example explaining a new product or function, including simple release notes
- wants to contribute to a knowledgebase
- works within a team, contributing to an intranet or web pages for customers
What 3MD teaches participants
3MD improves your writing skills and shows you how to create content that delivers key messages and clear instructions. After you attend this workshop, you will be able to:
- structure your thoughts before you start writing any kind of content
- write quickly and briefly
- create well-structured paragraphs in modular units of content
- know how and when to use graphics and tables to present information
- restructure and reorganise large amounts of materials
- make the structure of your content easy to browse so that readers can find what they’re looking for
- understand how to write key statements and headings that leverage your search functionality
- check that your content is complete with no gaps
- manage lots of different readers, with different interests and different levels of knowledge
- contribute to projects that rely on using subject matter experts writing their own content
All 3MD workshops are tailored to your specific business needs. Browse our learning modules to find out more about 3MD workshops.
If you would like to talk to us about 3MD and how it can help you then it's easy to contact 3di.