Federal Writing Boot Camp

Who Should Attend

All Federal employees and contractors who are serious about improving their fundamental writing skills.
 

Additional Information

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

CPE Field of Study: Communications 
 

Course Overview

This hands-on course will provide you with a complete review of the fundamentals.  It is designed for those who are serious about improving their writing skills.  There are numerous exercises to help you reinforce the lessons learned.

Course Objectives

• Use different types of sentences and sentence structures.

• Writing made simple – Learn easy-to-follow rules for writing effective sentences and paragraphs.

• Review appropriate writing styles and methods for organizing and outlining your information.

• Get your information from your brain to the page.

• Eliminate writer’s block and reduce writing time.

• Revise, proofread, and edit according to the 5 “C’s” of effective communication – clarity, conciseness, correctness, completeness, and coherency.

• Common writing mistakes – Use our professional reference guide to avoid them.

• Complete writing exercises each day.

• Work with a variety of different documents, including e-mails and memos.

• Clear and concise writing – 10 writing tips you need to know.

• Discover a plan for writing professional documents.

• Learn the difference between the active and the passive voice.

• Step-by-step instructions to help you with the entire writing process.