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Communicating Technical Issues (APPEL-vCTI)Building & Leading NASA Teams

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  • Building & Leading NASA Teams
    Building & Leading NASA Teams

Skill Level: Open to all.

This workshop provides the foundation for communicating technical information to a varied audience and demonstrates effective methods and strategies for presenting technical issues.

This course is designed for NASA’s technical workforce, including systems engineers and project personnel working on or leading project teams.

Project Management Competencies
Common Competencies

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Related Resources

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The Associate Press stylebook (Public) Book
The Chicago manual of style (Public) Book
The Columbia guide to online style (Public) Book
The Elements of style (Public) Book
The Gregg reference manual (Public) Book
The Wall Street Journal guide to information graphics: The dos and don'ts of presenting data, facts, and figures (Public) Book
Daily Writing Tips (Public) Website
Merriam-Webster (Public) Website
The New Legal Writer (Public) Website
The Writing Center (Public) Website

 

Critical Knowledge Resources

Resource Category
Goddard Search Repository: Case Studies (Public) Website

 

APPEL Library Resource
NASA Galaxie Library NASA Galaxie Library
All supplemental resources are NASA accessible only unless otherwise noted.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe a basic communications model and apply it to different settings where technical information is required.
  • Recognize the information and communication needs of diverse groups (e.g., project stakeholders, team members, review teams).
  • Design and deliver technical communications using different media (e.g., meetings, presentations, email).
  • Present (in oral and written form) complex, technical material that is carefully tailored to specific audiences and that facilitates understanding.
  • Solicit feedback and information as you present technical concepts and reports.
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Dallas Neener
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About the Instructor(s)

Carol S. Klein

Carol S. Klein, co-owner/co-founder of The Writing Center, Inc., West Chester, PA, is a full-time professional writing consultant, master trainer, and writer, with her BA and MA in English and more than 20 years' experience teaching effective writing, training corporate writing trainers, consulting, and editing. The Writing Center specializes in customized business and technical writing programs that increase the clarity, impact, and professionalism of participants’ on-the-job email, letters, and reports.

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Parker Woods
parker.woods@nasa.gov

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