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Public Administration Skills

• American Government
• Writing Skills
• Oral Communication Skills
• Group / Team Building Skills

Knowledge about American Government

How a Bill is Passed

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
• Thomas-- How Laws are Made
• The U.S. House of Representatives Legislative Process

General Information about American Government

• An Outline of American Government
• This Nation-- site about American Government
  • This Nation Library-- collection of documents, court cases, and other information on American Government
  • This Nation Glossary- collection of terms related to American Government

Improving Written Communication Skills

Writing Resources

• Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
• Indispensable Writing Resources
• Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
• Rensselaer Writing Center
• Resources for Writing and Writing Instructors

Technical Writings Resources

• School for Champions, Succeed in Technical Writing
• Technical Writing- Gary Conroy

Grammar Resources

• 11 Rules of Writing (Grammar)

Improving Oral Communication Skills

Oral Communication Resources

• Allyn and Bacon Public Speaking Website
• Advanced Public Speaking Institute
• Handouts
• Performance Techniques
• Stage Fright
• How to Conquer Public Speaking Fear (M.C. Orman)
• School for Champions Public Speaking Resources
• SpeechTips.com
• Toastmaster's International

Improving Team Building Skills

Team Building Resources

• Allyn and Bacon Public Speaking Website
• Team Technology
  • The Basics of Team Building
  • Team Building Exercises
• Team Building News
• Team Building Resources-- McNamara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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