Not only for laboratory work, but also for research projects and in technical jobs in general, a correct and clear documentation of experiments and measurements in protocols is crucial. The workshop will show how frequent mistakes of beginners can be avoided. Important rules and suitable software for writing protocols will also be shown. Slides on SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/MathiasMagdowski/how-to-write-a-good-protocol/ Slides as a PDF file: https://cloud.ovgu.de/s/5iRT9W8HTcGkJHo Chapter marks: 00:00 Introduction 03:09 Motivation 05:00 Content advice for good protocols 19:53 Style advice for good protocols 45:39 Good and bad examples 1:17:34 Tips for LaTeX - plot with the pgfplots package 1:21:33 Circuit schematics with the circuitikz package 1:32:32 Summary