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Technical Communications Skills
Silver Spring, MD, USA
September 10, 2003

Table of Contents

Introduction

  1. Introduction Letter
  2. Lesson Plan
  3. Training Needs Assessment
  4. Role of small group facilitators
  5. List of Attendees

Session 1: Overview

  1. PowerPoint: Overview presentation
  2. Handout: Agenda

Session 2: Writing Right

  1. PowerPoint: Tips for Forceful Writing
  2. Handout: Writing Mechanics--Exercises
  3. Answer Key: Writing Mechanics
  4. PowerPoint: Quantitative Information with a Human Face
  5. Handout: Quantitative Information with a Human Face
  6. Answer Key: Quantitative Information with a Human Face

Session 3: Structured Abstracts

  1. Handout: Call for Abstracts-Program
  2. Handout: Call for Abstracts-Research
  3. Handout: Abstract Review Form
  4. PowerPoint: Writing Effective Abstracts
  5. Handout: Writing Effective Abstracts
  6. Handout: List of Verbs for Formulating Learning Objectives

Session 4: Making Good Slides

  1. PowerPoint: Drafting Slides for Technical Presentations
  2. Handout: Drafting Slides for Effective Slideshows

Session 5: Slide Presentations

  1. PowerPoint: Compelling Technical Presentations
  2. Handout: Compelling Technical Presentations

Session 6 and 7: Wrap Up and Evaluation Sheet

  1. PowerPoint: Wrap Up
  2. Handout: Evaluation forms

Additional Resource Materials

  1. Background Information for Best Practices
  2. Best Practice Template
  3. Documentation sum of integrated approaches
  4. Guide to Manuscript Writing by Dr. Luby