Written Communications Workshop

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP

I have really enjoyed refreshing my memory of grammar and style, and then learning how to be a more effective political writer. The training was a great way to learn and network with fellow conservatives. Jennifer Lundy Project Assistant Areva Enrichment Services

Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Thursday, Sept. 4, 2013

Leadership Institute, Steven P.J. Wood Building 1101 N. Highland St. | Arlington, VA 22201 $75 -or- $50 before July 10 (meals included) • 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

This Written Communications Workshop is intended for writers in print and online media. This workshop teaches YOU WILL LEARN TO: professional writing techniques required on Capitol • Break into conservative journalism Hill, for publication, and for many jobs in public policy • Write persuasively and professionally organizations. • Draft effective press releases and media advisories Learn how to present your views effectively in this • Use social media to promote your work two-night training. Expert faculty will discuss how • Get published to break into conservative journalism by sharing lessons they have learned.

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Past Faculty of the Written Communications Workshop

Dan Graham Principal, Graham Associates

Dan Graham is currently the Principal of Graham Associates, which provides training and consulting in writing efficiency and quality to corporations and government agencies. More than 70,000 business professionals, scientists and engineers have learned to write better and faster using the techniques in the Writing System Workbook and his latest book, Can Do Writing (John Wiley & Sons 2009).

Matthew Hurtt Copywriter, Response America

Matthew Hurtt currently serves as a copywriter for Response America, a direct mail fundraising firm that has raised millions of dollars for conservative candidates like Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Prior to joining Response America, Matthew managed the campaign for Maryland State Senator Alex X. Mooney, who is now the chairman of the Maryland GOP. Prior to his campaign work in the 2010 election cycle, Matthew worked with college students in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia, as a campus services coordinator for the Leadership Institute. Matt Lewis Senior Contributor, Daily Caller

Matt Lewis is a writer, blogger and commentator and currently serves as a senior contributor for The Daily Caller. Previously, Matt served as a columnist for Politics Daily, and before that, as a blogger for Townhall.com. Matt has appeared on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, and ABC’s “Nightline,”as well as on numerous radio shows, including NPR’s Talk of the Nation, The G. Gordon Liddy Show, and Lou Dobbs Radio.

Lindsey Mask Founder, Ladies America and Ladies International/CEO, Mask Media Co.

Lindsey Mask is the a former communications director for U.S. Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon of California, where she handled national and local media and served as a spokesperson for the Congressman. Lindsey previously worked as Press Secretary for Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona and at the state level where she worked for the Texas House, Senate, and as the speechwriter for the Texas Commissioner of Education. Lindsey is the Founder and CEO of Ladies DC, a young women’s professional networking group in and around the nation’s capital.

Katie Pavlich News Editor, Townhall.com

As news editor for Townhall.com and a contributing editor to Townhall Magazine, Katie Pavlich has focused attention on topics that many inside the beltway would rather forget or ignore such as illegal immigration, bias in education and the Second Amendment. She has shared her conservative perspective on multiple media venues including, Fox News, MSNBC and Fox Business, in addition to a host of national and local radio shows. She is also the author of the New York Times Best Seller Fast and Furious:

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