 | Course Description
In Precise Writing, participants discover proven techniques to maximize effectiveness and minimize writing time. This comprehensive course focuses on the basic skills necessary to write concise, clear and convincing documents. Time is spent reviewing grammar and punctuation and learning how to edit for clarity and accuracy.
Note to Public Agencies
This course can be customized and delivered at your location. Call - Bruce Winner / 916.563.3232 / winnerb@losrios.edu
Note to supervisors, training managers and attendees: See "Real Performance Improvement!"
Course includes full pre and post course assessment: - Quantitative grammar assessment
- Qualitative writing assessment
Attendees will leave the course with an assessment of their grammar and writing, awareness of where improvement has taken place, areas for future development and a plan to make it happen! No guesswork involved - you will "know" the impact of the training!
Who should attend the course?
This course is intended for public agency employees who write on the job. Administrative assistants, clerks, IT personnel, program specialists, office technicians, and administrators are among those who profit most.
How will you benefit?
This course will equip employees with the skills and confidence needed to write effectively and efficiently on the job. Likewise, agency productivity is enhanced because time spent on the editing process is reduced for both the writer as well as those tasked with reviewing the final document.
Objectives
Create organized, easy to read reports, - Learn how to use headings, bullets and letters, memos and e-mail. numbers.
- Discuss the fundamentals of solid writing.
- Use editing techniques to polish.
- Develop and practice a style that works. documents.
- Use a writing process to complete various writing tasks.
- Practice and apply skills to current writing projects.
- Identify audience and purpose for writing.
Course Outline - Concise, Courteous and Correct Writing
- Categorize Information
- E-Mail Basics
- Organize Ideas
- Punctuation and Grammar
- Develop First Draft
- Identify Purpose and Audience
- Edit to be Concise, Courteous and Correct
Course Length
20 Hours of directed instruction, (see page two for course schedule 2006-2007)
Instructor
Vicki Quirarte is an experienced instructor, writer and speaker. Vicki has worked and taught with the Los Rios Community College, Training Source and her own private writing/consulting firm for over 20 years. She has a long list of California State Agencies and other public and private sector clients who she has not only satisfied, but delighted with her ability to entertainingly deliver writing courses that result in "Real Performance Improvement". She has recently published her first book and is passionate about writing and teaching others how to write excellently.
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