Google Technical Writing

About Google Technical Writing

Google Technical Writing is a collection of free courses and resources from Google covering technical documentation skills, including courses titled Technical Writing One, Technical Writing Two, Tech Writing for Accessibility, and Writing Helpful Error Messages. Technical Writing One and Two are structured in two parts: self-paced pre-class lessons and in-class lessons led by a facilitator alongside other students; organizations such as universities and software companies typically facilitate the in-class portion, though Google occasionally runs free in-class sessions itself. The site also provides facilitator guides for those running the in-person lessons, along with additional writing resources such as style guides.

The courses target professional software engineers, computer science students, and people in engineering-adjacent roles like product managers. Participants need at least basic English writing proficiency and benefit from some coding background, though expertise in either is not required. The content focuses specifically on technical writing rather than general English or business writing, and the site separately covers the role of technical writers at Google.

Key features

• Free self-paced technical writing courses (Technical Writing One and Two)
• Course on writing for accessibility
• Course on writing helpful error messages
• Pre-class lessons plus in-class lessons led by a facilitator
• Facilitator guides for organizations running in-person lessons

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