Are the reports you have to review putting you to sleep? Are you vaguely unsatisfied with your subordinates’ writing, but not quite certain what advice to give them? Do you feel that your own documents could be a little less ponderous, but you’re not quite sure what the problem is?

Learn to identify some of the basic mistakes that writers make that weaken the effectiveness of their documents, and learn how to revise your and others’ writing systematically and effectively.

Topics

• What plain language is
• Using passive and active voice
• Avoiding idioms, clichés, wasted words, repetition, vague expressions, and non-existent words
• Using short words and sentences and simple words
• Using verbs and nouns
• Writing numbers and acronyms
• Making important information visible