ACEC/MA Fall 2018 Effective Writing Course - Sold Out

10/2/2018 8:00 AM
GZA GeoEnvironmental
249 Vanderbilt Avenue
Norwood, MA 02062
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Effective Writing    

an ACEC/MA Leadership Education Development Program  

This class is now sold out and will be offered again in the Spring of 2019

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM  

@ GZA GeoEnvironmental, 249 Vanderbilt Ave, Norwood, MA 02062
    *Fee: $250  ACEC/MA member;  $500 non-members
If Your Firm is an ACEC/MA Member*, You are an ACEC/MA Member           
or 
Register Online Above - use your individual login/password for this site, do not use someone else's  login/password. For help, email  acecma@engineers.org  or call  617-227-5551       
      
I took this program when I was a co-op at GEI a few years ago  - it’s certainly  helpful to me with all the geotech reports I write.  
                           -- Anthony Telesco, Jacobs    
   
Improve your technical writing at  ACEC/MA's  Effective  Writing  program, with quality content in a format focused on skills especially needed by engineering and land surveying firms.  
    
Taught by Michael Paster, Effective Writing  is modeled on the program offered by GEI for its employees. Tailored to the needs of employees, it's worth the small investment in time for you to take this course.  
    
Course Format:  
Goals: Clarity, Brevity, Think of the reader
Simplifying words and phrases
Active and passive voice
Words to be avoided
Writing for clarity
Common mistakes of grammar and punctuation
Taboo and caution words for our industry
Report and letter organization
E-mails, proposals
Reviewing and editing draft reports
Field Reports
Specifications   
  
Space Limited: Register by Friday, September 28, 2018     
Cancellations must be received by Friday, September 28, 2018
   
If mailing form with payment, mail to:    
American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts  
The Engineering Center, One Walnut St, Boston, MA  02108-3616  
 
*Check Your Firm's ACEC/MA Membership Status in our online directory. Your Firm is either a Full Member Firm, Out of State Member FIrm, or Affiliate Member FIrm.
 

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