Communicating Policy Seminars

The writing center offers Communicating Policy and Professional Report Design (PR Design) exclusively for current LBJ School of Public Affairs graduate students. Communicating Policy reviews and builds upon the core competencies of writing you have developed throughout your academic career and extends them to more specialized forms of public affairs writing to help you be successful in and out of the classroom.

LBJ Practitioner Perspectives

Class consists of lectures, minimal group work and guest lectures titled “Practitioner Perspectives” from practioners who share a commitment to writing and learning. These lectures provide first hand experience and invaluable advice for students.

Among some of our special guest speakers have been:

• Arnold Garcia, Opinion Editor of the Austin American Statesman
  “The Three Rs of Op-Eds”
  
  
• Dr. Clay Spinuzzi, Director of the University of Texas Computer and Writing Lab
  “PRP Team Writing Strategies and Software Tools”
  
  
• Dr. Peg Syverson, Associate Professor of the Division of Rhetoric and Writing
  “Collaborative Writing Strategies and Software Tools”
  

• Dr. Brian Leiter, John P. Wilson of Law and Director, Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values; University of Chicago, School of Law
  “What Can Blogs Contribute to Political Discourse?”
  
  
• Denise Francis, Office of the Governor; Division of Budget, Planning and Policy (LBJ alumna)
  “Finding the Funds and Writing to Win!”
  
  
• Doris Sanchez, Press Secretary for Senator Eddie Lucio (LBJ alumna)
  “Writing Effective Press Releases”
  
  
• Evan Smith, Editor of Texas Monthly
  “Op-Eds, Persuasion and Public Policy”
  
  
• Paul Burka, Senior Executive Editor of Texas Monthly
  “Politics and Persuasion: The Op-Ed”
  
  

Communicating Policy: Fall 2009 Schedule

Classes meet in TBA.

Last updated: April 17, 2009
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