Writing Skills for Business Economists and Analysts

October 9, 2019

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Hilton Embassy Suites Denver Downtown Convention Center
Denver, CO

NABE’s Writing Skills for Business Economists and Analysts course provides essential skills and tools needed for effective communication of technical information to clients and end users of varying levels of sophistication. More course information

Participants are encouraged to bring a one-to-three page writing sample with them to the course. Your writing sample will be used throughout the day in various activities to identify and modify for the following:

• Audience, is it appropriate
• Purpose Statement
• Document organization for readability and flow
• Documents clarity and conciseness
• Identifying your voice
• Document layout and design

To get the most out of this class, please bring a sample of something you are working on or have recently written. While many organizations use template-driven documents, we do not recommend that for the class exercises.

Registration Details

NABE Member: $600

U.S. Government Employee: $675

Non-Member: $750

REGISTER ONLINE

To be eligible for a refund less $50 fee, registration cancellation must be received in writing by September 4, 2019.  Questions? Please contact NABE at [email protected] or phone 202-463-6223.

Register by Mail / Fax

and scan/email to [email protected] or fax 202-463-6239. Registration by email/fax includes a $25 processing fee.  Save $25 by registering online! 

About the Instructor

Carol Larkin teaches technical writing on both the college and the secondary levels. She has spent the last 10 years developing curriculum that instructs students in the best practices of technical writing in the business world. Carol helped develop a course on Technical Communications for Engineers, and currently teaches as an adjunct instructor in the Engineering and Technologies Division of Lakeland Community College. She holds degrees and certifications from Wheeling Jesuit University, Ashland University, and John Carroll University.

Ms Larkin is a nationally known consultant and speaker to school districts and state education departments. She has delivered workshops to people across the country educating them about the need to teach technical writing in education. Her work focuses on technical writing and its practical applications in the business and technical environment. 

She has presented across the country at conferences, workshops, and educational training days. Carol has published two teacher-oriented books on technical writing and is currently working on revisions for a new edition.