Please Complete and Return This Form

1. Name Title

Company Phone

2. Which of the following best describes the type of writing you do?

business writing technical writing copywriting

other:

3. Which of the following do you write as part of your job?

ads articles brochures catalogs

direct mail letters manuals memos

proposals reports speeches

white papers websites online content

e-mail

others:

4. Please attach one or two short samples of your writing-1 to 2 pages each at most.

5. Which of the following writing problems do you have?

Deadline too tight

Copy is ruined in the approval process

Subject matter too technical for me to understand

Conducting effective interviews

Finding and using suitable graphics to go with my copy

Overuse of technical terms, buzzwords, and jargon

Overuse of cliches

Making spelling mistakes

Proper use of punctuation marks

Using correct grammar

Making complex subject matter clear and understandable

Making dull subject matter interesting to the reader

Expressing numbers and mathematical terms in writing

Overuse of abbreviations

Creating attention-getting headlines and subheads

Writing abstracts of longer pieces

Use of tenses

Keeping ideas in writing parallel

Overuse of antiquated phrases and stuffy language

Paragraphs and sentences too long

Words too big

Being concise and writing to fit the available space

others:

6. What questions about writing do you have that you would like us to answer in the seminar for you?

(1)

(2)

(3)

7. What do you want to learn in this seminar?

(1)

(2)

(3)

8. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 = superior, 5 = average, 1 = poor), how would you rate your writing skills:

9. What would it take to increase your rating of your writing skills to an 8, 9, or 10?

10. Any other requests, suggestions, or comments?

Mail to: Bob Bly

CTC

22 E. Quackenbush Ave.

Dumont, NJ 07628

Fax to: (201) 385-1138

Call: (201) 385-1220