TABLE 1.

Topic and objectives of each of the six sessions of the workshop.

Session	Topic	Objectives
Day 1	How to make writing more engaging and memorable (19, 20)	Elements of a story and how to use them to make scientific writing more effective “Sticky” stories and how to make writing more memorable How to create more effective openings How to create openings that target different audiences
Day 2	How to make writing more clear and more effective at the sentence level (21, 22)	General principles about how the brain processes language Applying knowledge of language processing to make writing easier to process Harnessing the power of grammar
Day 3	Conventions of journal papers in biomedical sciences (21)	Structure and function of sections (Introduction, Methods, Research and Discussion) of a journal paper (the “IMRAD” paper) Challenge, action, and resolution Review: Why tell this story now? Writing in units
Day 4	Technical writing, addressing an audience, and understanding the history and future of scientific writing	History of scientific publishing Citational communities Technical writing and audience analysis Technical writing employment strategies Drafting and revision: problems and strategies
Day 5	Proposal writing: general principles	Key elements of a successful proposal Importance of audience Importance of real estate (location of material)
Day 6	Proposal writing: focus on NSF and NIH (23)	Brief history of NSF & NIH NSF Intellectual Merit Broader Impacts NIH Research Strategy Innovation Significance Approach

NSF = National Science Foundation; NIH = National Institutes of Health.