Description:
Learn how to create clear, concise, and correct technical government-related documents. Whether you prepare standard operating procedures, white papers, Federal Register notices, or other government documents, make sure you know how to analyze each writing situation and focus on its stakeholders, audience, purpose, form, and topic. Obtain and use a model document and your agency's style guide to support your writing. Learn effective research strategies, and develop a writing style that conveys complex information in a direct and easy-to-follow manner. Create powerful first drafts; then revise, edit, and design them to reinforce your main points and get stakeholder buy-in.
Duration:
3 days
Level:
Intermediate
Who Should Attend?
All federal employees and government contractors who need to produce concise and accurate technical documents that convey complex information clearly.
Credits:
1.8 CEUsLearning Outcomes:
- Define government technical writing and identify types of government technical documents.
- Apply the seven traits of writing to evaluate and improve your writing.
- Conduct comprehensive audience analysis for technical communication.
- Use the technical writing process to plan and complete a technical writing project, using checklists and other job aids.
- Collaborate effectively with others in producing government technical documents.
- Organize, structure and format according to document purpose.
- Design document specifications from sentence to paragraph to the full-document level.
- Use graphics and visual aids when appropriate.
- Reason and write logically to construct effective arguments.
- Write effective technical definitions and descriptions.
- Communicate findings, conclusions and recommendations by employing critical thinking and problem solving techniques.
- Avoid common technical writing pitfalls.
- Use readability formulas and other editing techniques to improve document readability.
- Revise, refine and proofread documents for effectiveness.
- Use state-of-the-art production and revision methods for soft and hard copy.
Available Sessions:
| Session Code | Start Date | End Date | Location | Tuition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session Code WRIT8244-001 | Start Date May 13, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date May 15, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT8244-002 | Start Date Jul 15, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jul 17, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $550.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT8244-003 | Start Date Jul 29, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jul 31, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT8244-004 | Start Date Aug 19, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Aug 21, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT8244-005 | Start Date Sep 03, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Sep 05, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT8244-006 | Start Date Sep 23, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Sep 25, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code WRIT8244-007 | Start Date Nov 18, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Nov 20, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 |
Other Recommended Courses:
- Writing Essentials (WRIT7011)
