Your scientific documents provide readers with a permanent record to assist in conducting experiments, forming decisions, and understanding an issue. Because many of these issues directly affect the lives of other people, clarity and accuracy are essential.

This two-day seminar features a logical process for members of the research community to communicate in a readable, unambiguous style. These writers are often faced with specialized audiences who have precise writing guidelines and requirements. Participants learn to select, structure, and style their content to achieve results by meeting reader needs.

This seminar is tailored for employees who write reports, documentation to regulatory agencies, lab notebooks, clinical studies, protocols, correspondence to investigators, technical memos, and other scientific documents. Participants review their own writing samples with skilled consultants during individual conferences.

Seminar Topics

• Assessing the needs of multiple readers

• Selecting and organizing content

• Documenting clearly and objectively

• Summarizing accurately

• Formatting for easy reading

• Applying transitional techniques to demonstrate logical thinking

• Achieving a readable and current style

• Using active and passive verbs appropriately

• Editing for correctness