About the Author

Judith Gillespie Myers, Ph.D., is an instructor and writer who has taught writing skills to hundreds of students, many of them government employees. Her publications include Essentials of School Management, Banishing Bureaucratese: Using Plain Language in Government Writing, How to Select and Use Learning Tools, and Enhance Learning Retention, as well as numerous articles and more than 20 training manuals. As a journalist, radio newscaster, and news editor, Dr. Myers has written numerous articles and news items. She received her doctorate from American University in Washington, D.C.