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Signal Officer Basic Course: Effective Communication & Writing Program

Learn the importance of effective communication, course goals, Army forms, writing techniques, and more in this comprehensive signal officer basic course. Utilize reference guides, dictionaries, and style manuals to enhance your writing skills.

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Signal Officer Basic Course: Effective Communication & Writing Program

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  1. SIGNAL OFFICER BASIC COURSE THE ARMY WRITING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES • 1. TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF • EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. • TO ESTABLISH COURSE GOALS AND • REQUIREMENTS. • TO REVIEW THE USE OF ARMY FORMS AND • FORMATS.

  2. REQUIREMENTS • LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. • COMMAND PHILOSOPHY • MEMORANDUM

  3. REFERENCE LIBRARY DICTIONARY—LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AR 25-50—PREPARING AND MANAGING CORRESPONDENCE DA PAM 600-67—EFFECTIVE WRITING FOR ARMY LEADERS GRAMMAR TEXT—ENGLISH SIMPLIFIED GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE STYLE MANUAL

  4. CLARITY AVOID— JARGON/SLANG GOBBLEDYGOOK EUPHENISMS VAGUENESS ACRONYMS CLICHES/TRITE EXPRESSIONS SMOTHERED VERBS

  5. CORRECTNESS GRAMMAR PUNCTUATION USAGE SPELLING FORM (BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT) FORMAT PACKAGING

  6. OSTRACIZE “IZE” WORDS UTILIZE COMPARTMENTALIZE STRATEGIZE MILITARIZE MINIMIZE SYSTEMIZE LEGITIMATIZE SYSTEMATIZE PRIORITIZE FACTIONALIZE

  7. POEM I HAVE A SPELLING CHECKER IT CAME WITH MY PC; IT PLAINLY MARKS FOUR MY REVUE MISTAKES I CANNOT SEA. I’VE RUN THIS POEM THRU IT. I’M SURE YOUR PLEASE TO NO. ITS LETTER PERFECT IN ITS WEIGH, MY CHECKER TOLLED ME SEW.

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