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Class Writing for the Information Age™ Key Points | Content Outline | Delivery Options | Costs KEY POINTS Target Audience This course is designed for management, technical and professional employees who have mastered the grammatical aspects of writing and who need a process for producing informative and convincing messages quickly. Learning Outcomes Identify and eliminate myths and smokescreens that interfere with writing Recognize the role of knowledge and commitment Understand how the critic and creator interact Use the IKAP method to analyze writer, reader, and culture Identify one's thinking style and adapt it to readers and culture Recognize how sequence, paragraphing, and transitioning affect all readers Use the mapping technique to organize ideas or data efficiently Design effective openings and closings Highlight ideas with headings, lists, and other markers Produce effective first drafts without blocking Use a three-phase method to revise drafts quickly Build a peer network to obtain and use critiques of one's writing Consciously develop critic-creator cooperation to write more efficiently CONTENT OUTLINE Introduction Identify and eliminate myths that interfere with writing Understand the foundation of effective composition Understand how the internal critic and creator interact in the composing process Approach writing as problem solving with a specific process methodology Analysis Identify the inherent characteristics of sender, receiver and data Use the IKAP method to analyze the writer and reader Recognize how authority level impacts the goal of each composition Identify one's thinking style and learn how to adapt it to specific readers Mapping Identify one's thinking style and adapt it to the readers, medium, and culture Recognize how sequence, paragraphing, and transitioning impact readers Use the mapping technique to organize ideas efficiently Anatomy of Narrative Structure Recognize how the order of ideas impacts readers Use the mapping technique to organize ideas efficiently Design openings that serve readers' specific cognitive needs Recognize how to use headings, lists, and other highlighting tools Learn block format--a specific technique for structuring documents Practice highlighting and block formatting messages Drafting and Revising Text Techniques to minimize blocking while you draft messages Draft grammatical messages efficiently Use a three-phase method to critique and revise messages Closure: Self-evaluation of writing from the job DELIVERY OPTIONS Our experienced instructors deliver this program at your facility at prices that are competitive with most local vendors. IDL presentation is available using OneTouch or video teleconferencing COSTS Class: Specific cost depends on target population’s size and specific needs. Our policy is to match the price of comparable local vendors. Call 1-888-praccom (772-2266) or 651-291-2997 for a price quote based on your specific needs.

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