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Reva Daniel of Dynamic Business Writing is well qualified to provide
consulting and training services related to plain language and business
writing. This page lists her credentials in the following areas:
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Work with Government Agencies
Workplace Experience
Academic Credentials
Professional Associations
Publications
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Work with
Government Agencies
Reva Daniel has trained and consulted with federal government agencies
since 1991. She pioneered the current work of bringing plain language
to government documents with her work with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) beginning in 1991.
Reva won the coveted
Hammer Award, given by Vice President Gore, for her work in bringing plain language to the VBA. |
Vice President Gore chose two VA letters
written under Reva's supervision as the best examples of good writing
when he announced the plain language initiative in June 1998.
The VA model that Reva developed and guided continues to be the
model for the plain
language
throughout the entire Executive Branch
of government.
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Workplace Experience
Reva has provided training and consulting to an extensive list of clients.
Other highlights of her work in plain language include:
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Training cross-functional teams
to revise documents collaboratively
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Introducing reader testing programs
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Training participants to conduct reader testing
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Training participants to use document design to simplify difficult text
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Turning long unreadable pages of explanation into readable quick reference
material
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Setting up customized form letters to automate frequent mailings
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Consulting on the design
of online help systems
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Editing the wording of online help systems
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BA and MS in English from the University of Southern Mississippi
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Teaching both traditional composition and technical writing at Pearl River
Community College and Hinds Community College
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Faculty status at the Institute of Technical Communication from 1991 to 1998
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Articles published in Technical Communication, the journal of the
Society for Technical Communication, and The Bulletin, the journal of
the Association for Business Communication
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Society for Technical Communication (senior member)
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Association of Professional Communication Consultants
(current board member)
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American Society for Training and Development (current board member)
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The Center for Plain Language
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Clarity
(an international organization of lawyers and others interested in plain
language in legal documents)
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Six Principles of Dynamic Business Writing, a practical workbook and
reference book for adults in the workplace, briefly summarizes the basic principles
of business and technical writing. Evaluations taken months after seminars show
that participants actually use the book for reference on the job.
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"Revising Letters to Veterans"
in Technical Communication, the
journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1st quarter 1995.
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"Follow-Up: The Key to Successful Seminars" in the Consulting Success,
the newsletter of the Association of Professional Communication Consultants, Spring 1995.
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"Reader-Based Document Testing at VA" in The Bulletin, the journal of
the Association for Business Communication December 1994.
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