Author Acknowledgments

Larry H. Freeman, teacher, technical writer, and editor, coauthored the first edition of the Shipley Associates Style Guide (1985). This edition won an Excellence award from the Society for Technical Communication. Larry became lead author for the second edition (1990) and continued as lead author for the third edition (1997, renamed the FranklinCovey Style Guide). Having trained thousands of professionals in technical writing for such clients as Pratt & Whitney, Exxon Mobil, and the U.S. Government, Larry is now a senior environmental consultant for the Shipley Group. A recognized authority in environmental documentation, he holds the Ph.D. in English language and linguistics from the University of Oregon. Larry recently marked 50 years of teaching in both the academic and business worlds.

Breck England, author and consultant, has helped some of the world’s leading corporations become more effective in their strategic communication processes. He has directed such projects for Roche, Verizon, Chevron, Aramco, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and many others. Before joining FranklinCovey, he was vice president of consulting for Shipley Associates, an international communication-training firm. A Ph.D. in English from the University of Utah, Breck taught leadership communication for seven years in BYU’s graduate school of business. At FranklinCovey, he was a core developer of The 4 Disciplines of Execution, The 7 Habits for Managers, and the xQ Survey. A contributor to the third edition of the FranklinCovey Style Guide, he is lead author of the fifth edition.