INSTRUCTOR

Susan Forney

EHS Communication Partners, INC

AGENDA (attached)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Any staff that needs to write clear concise documents involving technical information for your agency such as Planning, Ambient Monitoring, Permitting and Compliance & Enforcement staff with all levels of expertise.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Get comfortable in Your Approach
  • Revisit the writing process
  • Tackle writer’s block
  • Nail your purpose
  • Start with a clean slate
  • Get organized
• Write with Conciseness, Clarity, and Consistency
  • Stick to your purpose
  • Outline and frame your effort
  • Measure your ideas and words—boldly and swiftly
  • Plan for consistency
  • Use this proven method to improve every piece
• Benefit from Peer Review
  • Be an effective reviewer
  • Make comments constructive
  • Avoid subjective style preferences
  • Use built-in tools
  • Don’t take it personally
  • Make peer review part of the norm
• Tap Helpful Resources
  • Become familiar with free and handy reference guides and tools, including AI, that will forever eliminate guesswork on grammar, punctuation, and usage.

MAXIMUM ATTENDANCE AND WAITLIST INFORMATION

NOTE: The maximum attendance for this course is 40 students.  MARAMA will work with your state agency Training Coordinator(s) to confirm and prioritize attendance as necessary. You will receive a confirmation notice from the LMS system if you are ENROLLED in the course.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: UPON REGISTRATION IN THE LMS, YOU WILL BE PLACED ON A WAITLIST INITIALLY UNTIL ALL MARAMA MEMBER AGENCIES HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER FOR THE TRAINING. IF YOUR REGISTRATION IS CONFIRMED, MARAMA AND/OR YOUR AGENCY’S TRAINING COORDINATOR(S) WILL SEND YOU A CONFIRMATION EMAIL.

This course will be conducted via WebEx.

Students will need to do the following in order to register for the course waitlist on EPA’s AirKnowledge Learning Management System (LMS):

• Create a USER PROFILE in the new LMS: If you have not already done so, please create an account in the LMS here.
• REGISTRATION within the LMS: To do this, please follow these instructions:
  • Log-in to your account and hover over the “My Training” tab on the home page.
  • Select the third option under “My Training” entitled “Instructor Led Training Calendar.”
  • Change the month to August of 2024, if it is not already and scroll down to the course date and click on the course title.
  • Register for each course WAITLIST by clicking on the blue REQUEST button. You should receive a confirmation message that you have been added to the waitlist. You will also receive an automated email once you have been confirmed and added to the roster.
  • NOTE: Logistical details regarding this course will be provided approximately 1 week prior to the course.

Course Registration Deadline Date: July 18, 2024

If you have any questions, please email Larissa de Oliveira (training@marama.org).

REGISTER TODAY!