Re: interdisc. outreach workshops for biz

["Dr. Beth Rapp Young" <youngbr@email.uah.edu>]

Hi James!  I've done similar workshops to the ones you describe.  What
they really seemed to like was Lanham's paramedic method (which
they quickly learned didn't have to be used step-by-step), and the
punctuation method based on John Dawkin's(?) recent article in CCCC (I
believe spring 96; definitely within the past academic year, anyway).
You might also substitute Williams' tactic in _Style: 10 Lessons in
Clarity & Grace_ for the paramedic method--just have them look for the
action in a sentence, then make sure the action is put in the verb.

I should note: many of the business-types I've worked with seem to
want the "Five Absolute Rules for Everything."  So I usually spend
some time explaining the rhetorical situation, so that they understand
why no rule can always be right.

No buzzword for you, unfortunately.  I believe I called mine:
"Managers' Writing Workshops."  Yawn.

Hope this helps--
Beth

Dr. Beth Rapp Young
U of Alabama in Huntsville
YoungBR@email.uah.edu