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Superintendents’ Workshop



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Write It Well designed this course especially for superintendents who write for work. Participants use a Write It Well workbook customized for each client. The client sends us representative documents beforehand, and we use sample sentences and paragraphs to illustrate effective writing techniques.

Program Objectives

Participants learn to master the following skills:

  • Developing a writing plan in five steps
  • Writing clear, complete, correct sentences
  • Using strategic aspects of language correctly and persuasively
  • Presenting information with headings and lists
  • Writing effective e-mail

Sample Agenda

This one- or two-day course includes the following topics:

  • Considering your audience, document purpose, key message, and document organization
  • Avoiding pitfalls that make sentences incorrect or unclear
  • Using lists and headings to help readers navigate through a text and grasp ideas
  • Identifying an e-mail’s purpose, drafting its subject line, and organizing its information

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Testimonials

The webinar was informative and helpful! A valuable tool to improve professionalism at work.

Jeannette Collette
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center

I enjoyed the Effective E-Mail webinar. Each time I send an e-mail, I stop and think. What you said really does work!

Ruby Pence
Cleveland County Healthcare System

The knowledge of the presenter was excellent.

Write It Well transformed a crucial but often overlooked topic [e-mail communication] into a lively, fascinating, and extremely useful presentation. The clarity of e-mail messages exchanged within the office has improved.

Adine Varah, Deputy City Attorney and Director of Training,
City of San Francisco

The training was great!

Patriece Paige, Management Analyst
HUD

Very valuable training — look forward to more.

Excellent Presentation!

Christy Bedell
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Your Effective Email webinar was informative and filled with immediately applicable tips. In short, it was great!

Patricia McNeal
Association of National Advertisers

Thank you for a fabulous workshop. I have already implemented many of the suggestions in my own e-mail correspondence, and have since recommended the book to others.

Marie Coppola
International Association of Business Communicators

This book should be required reading for both Internet newbies and new entrants to the workplace

David Krane, Director of Corporate Communications
Google, Inc.

I really enjoyed the Effective E-Mail webinar and picked up some great
points.

Pat Whitaker, Financial Analyst for the Revenue Cycle
Mission Hospital Inc.

The webinar was informative and timely!

Mary L. Calhoun
LA County office of Ombudsman

The Webinar provided strong guidance for effective e-communication and
writing in general.

Jan Kearney-King
HUD

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