Description:
Ensure that your government emails, memos and letters meet readers' needs and expectations, and comply with the standards of the Plain Writing Act of 2010. Learn techniques to write clearly and simply so your readers can easily understand your message.
Duration:
2 days
Level:
Intermediate
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for government employees who want to enhance their correspondence-writing skills in a high-tech, globally oriented, and diverse workplace.
Credits:
1.2 CEUsLearning Outcomes:
- Understand the qualities of good correspondence as they apply to a 21st-century government environment.
- Identify and correct weaknesses and errors in correspondence documents, including email.
- Apply the priorities for effective correspondence using a systematic yet flexible writing process. Analyze the intent, purpose, and audience of correspondence-writing tasks.
- Apply techniques to overcome writer’s block, reduce stress, and efficiently complete correspondence-writing tasks.
- Prepare drafts through techniques for composition, including modifying templates and model documents.
- Compose drafts from mind maps, notes, and outlines.
- Revise documents for readability and tone.
- Assess whether documents meet the standards of the Plain Writing Act of 2010.
- Create, revise, and evaluate various types of correspondence documents.
- Understand the similarities and differences between paper-based documents and e-mail.
- Coordinate and conclude the document-drafting process; decide when a document is ready for release.
- Apply proofreading techniques for error-free correspondence.
Available Sessions:
| Session Code | Start Date | End Date | Location | Tuition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session Code WRIT7006-002 | Start Date Rolling | End Date Dec 30, 2025 11:45 PM EST | Location On Demand | Tuition $999.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT7007-001 | Start Date May 06, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date May 07, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $999.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT7007-002 | Start Date Aug 18, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Aug 19, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $999.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT7007-003 | Start Date Sep 10, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Sep 11, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $999.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT7007-004 | Start Date Oct 16, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Oct 17, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $999.00 |
Other Recommended Courses:
- Writing Essentials (WRIT7011)
