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Briefing Notes and Writing for Government

This guide intends to provide links to examples and related materials for students preparing to write government briefing notes.

How to Write a Policy Brief (South Africa)

Best Bets - How to Write a Briefing Note

What Is a Briefing Paper and How Do I Write One?
Authored by Kristie Keuntjes, Rasmussen University, 2020.
Writing a Briefing Note
This how-to from The Atlas of Public Management (2021) walks through the steps to consider when writing a briefing note, as well as provides many related resources.

Briefing Notes - Additional Resources

School of Policy Studies (Queen's) comprehensive resources for writing and presenting policy briefs
How to Write a Briefing Note
Jame R Mitchell, 2021
Briefing Notes - The Mission, the Message, and the Medium
Chapter on the structure of briefing notes from The Mission, the Message, and the Medium, by Chelsea Himsworth, Kaylee Byers, and Jennifer Gardy, 2021

Briefing Notes - Style Guides

The Canadian Style
From the Dept. of Public Works and Government Services Canada, this guide provides writing style for government communications, broken down thematically by chapter.

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