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MANAGEMENT SKILLS ASSOCIATES
P.O. Box 365
Solvang, CA 93464
Phone: (805) 688-2388 Fax: (805) 688-7787 E-mail: casey752@verizon.net
Web: www.syv.com/~casey

WORKSHOP TITLE: MANAGING OTHER PEOPLE’S WRITING

LENGTH AND SIZE: Two days – Maximum 25 students

INSTRUCTOR: Carolyn (Casey) Reynolds

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Designed for supervisory or administrative personnel who must edit the writing of others, this workshop focuses on the ”chop and polish” process in government writing. Attendees will refresh their skills in critiquing matters of mechanics, style, and content. This will include problems in organization, sentence structure, vocabulary, paragraphing, punctuation, and common pitfalls in business grammar. Attention will also be given to evaluating thought development, logic, accuracy, clarity, and the suitability of the written material for the intended objective and targeted reader.

Special classroom time will be devoted to the “people” problems inherent in the editing task, including a discussion of interpersonal skills helpful to those who must pass judgment on the work of others.

Class content complies with Naval Writing Standards as outlined in Chapter 3
of SECNAVINST 5216.5D and with the Navy style guide, “Just Plain English.”