Best practices and techniques

• Key components of clear, concise, well-reasoned decisions
• Understanding core writing principles, including context and point-first writing
• Effective introductions, e.g., how much detail for the background, how to distill key information and omit other information, etc.
• The importance of Executive Summaries, which are sometimes used as soundbites for media
• Decision structure and issue-driven organization
• Drafting and revising passages using effective decision-writing principles
• Benefits of peer reviews

Tools

• Review of best practices, writing resources (style guides, templates, etc.), checklists, tip sheets, and decision samples