Plain & Simple! Document Writing

Feedback & Reviews from Past Participants

2005

Last week I attended the 'Plain and Simple Document Writing' session led by (Dr.) Jud Monroe, ... I found the session well worth the time- very informative and potentially helpful (now I have to follow through). Dr. Monroe primarily writes NEPA documents for a living, and say he is "quick and cheap, and has never been litigated for NEPA violations". He (also) offered his methods for organizing and advice on planning to write NEPA documents (make and write from tables). We also spent considerable time talking about how people read, which should influence how one writes (surprise!) It was one of those times when you think "I should have had this many years ago, with a repeat on a regular basis"! Anyway, I always like to hear of worthwhile sessions and thought I'd provide some comment and endorsement. For those who do much technical writing, especially NEPA writing, this would be most helpful. Plus, we found out many interesting tidbits; example- the spellchecker and grammatical 'helper' in MS Word comes from Air Force maintenance and repair manual guidelines. It can't handle some of the phrasing we use if it would not be appropriate for describing repair of an F15!

Craig R. Busskohl
Forest Soil Scientist