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Writing lab materials

Inspired by University of Chicago’s Little Red School House, below are the resources we’ve been using for the SIPRI Writing Lab thus far.

WILLIAMS

PDF of Williams, Joseph M., Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (University of Chicago Press: Chicago, 1990) ⬅️ That’s a PDF of the whole book.

Summary slides on the preface to Style or “Why Use Wiliams”

Style Chapter 1 “Causes” (MS Word)

Style Chapter 2 “Clarity” (MS Word)

Style Chapter 3 “Cohesion” (PDF)

LARRY MCENERNEY

Larry McEnerney Leadership Lab “The Craft of Writing Effectively” YouTube video with a corresponding PDF handout.

Larry McErerney Leadership Lab “Writing Beyond the Academy” YouTube video

Larry McEnerney analyses the Gettysburg Address YouTube video with a PDF of the Gettysburg Address

JUDY SWAN

Judy Swan Scientific Writing: Beyond Tips and Tricks YouTube video with corresponding PDF handout

Judy Swan TED talk “In praise of technique

Judy Swan article “The Science of Scientific Writing” from American Scientist

OTHER

Matthew Bunn Presentation at SIPRI on influencing policy — Or how do you create value for your policy audience? (2023) SIPRIish influence-policy-2023