Editing Skills for Government Employees

Credits CPEs: 14|CEUs: 1.4

Level Overview/Refresher

Delivery Method(s): Classroom, Virtual

Who Should Attend

All Federal civilian and military employees and contractors interested in improving their editing skills.

Additional Information

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

CPE Field of Study: Communications 

Course Agenda

• Learn the fundamentals to effectively write and edit a variety of business documents, including correspondence, memos, emails, technical documents, and reports
   
• Receive suggestions for editing other people's writing, including your supervisor's
   
• Edit documents with a focus on clarity and conciseness
   
• Ensure that documents are reader friendly, well organized, and easily understood
   
• Identify sentences that should be written in the active voice instead of the passive voice
   
• Utilize a variety of sentence structures and lengths to maximize the effectiveness and impact of your message
   
• Use our "Commonly Misused Words" cheat sheet to assist you in making the proper word choices
   
• Review the intonation and inflection effect

• Avoid problems with inappropriate shifts
   
• Spot redundancy and wordiness
   
• Use parallel construction
   
• Use effective headings (noun phrases, questions, -ING phrases, or imperative sentences)
   
• Evaluate web writing and editing
   
• Review editing tools, tips, and techniques

Why You Should Attend

This training will assist you in becoming more confident and effective in your editorial choices.  Staff members with strong writing and editing skills are always in demand.  Our instructor will give you the tools, the self confidence, and the motivation to improve and enhance your skills.