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Colleen Blessing U.S. Energy Information Administration
EXPERIENCES DEVELOPING AND USING A WRITING STYLE GUIDE IN A STATISTICAL AGENCY
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right vs. wrong style
2 + 2 4
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Where is it written?
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2012 2015
2009
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promotion/distribution
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tipping point
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questions
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same mistakes
same questions
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What’s new in the 2015 Guide?
• index
• writing guidance
• sourcing nonoriginal work
• tips on proofreading
• more on hyphens
• writing mathematical equations
• many more examples
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successes
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Challenges
• understanding style
• communicating with new employees
• resistance/plain language
• updates/didn’t use the wiki
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New writing curriculum
• plain language
• editing and proofing your own work
• editing and proofing for managers
• policy-neutral writing
• one-on-one writing help
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advice