David Chrisinger is the director of the policy writing program at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. He is the author of Stories Are What Save Us: A Survivor's Guide to Writing about Trauma and the co-author of Because Data Can't Speak for Itself: A Practical Guide to Telling Persuasive Policy Stories.

• Foreword, by Dr. Deborah Stone Introduction Part I. Clarify Your Thinking Before You Write1. Generating an Effective Research Statement 2. Moving from a Research Statement to StrongPolicy Research Questions Part II. Identify the Four Elements of a Persuasive Policy Recommendation3. Advocating for Reform with the Four Elements of a Persuasive Policy Recommendation 4. Making More Impactful Recommendations Using the Importance/Difficulty Matrix 5. Understanding the Landscape of Reform with Stakeholder Mapping 6. Writing to Meet the Unique Needs of Your Reader Part III. Choose the Most Valuable Method to Deliver Your Message7. Telling What You Know: Policy Memos, Briefs, and Reports 8. Framing Your Message More Effectively with the Moral Foundations Theory 9. Showing What's True: Policy Reform Narratives 10. Creating and Delivering Impactful Presentations Part IV. Revise Your Paragraphs and Sentences for Coherence, Clarity, and Concision11. Improving Paragraph Coherence with Deductive Structure 12. Strengthening Sentence Cores to Improve Clarity 13. Pruning Needless Words for Concise, More Effective Writing 14. More Strategies for Being Your Own Best Editor Part V. Share Your Work with the World15. Mastering the Art of the Pitch: Op-Eds and Long-Form Journalism 16. Leveraging Digital Communication Tools for Policy Advocacy Conclusion. Making Your Policy Writing Matter Acknowledgments Appendix: Core Tips for Effective Writing About Public Policy Notes Suggestions for Further Reading Index

David Chrisinger is the director of the policy writing program at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. He is the author of Stories Are What Save Us: A Survivor's Guide to Writing about Trauma and the co-author of Because Data Can't Speak for Itself: A Practical Guide to Telling Persuasive Policy Stories.

• Foreword, by Dr. Deborah Stone Introduction Part I. Clarify Your Thinking Before You Write1. Generating an Effective Research Statement 2. Moving from a Research Statement to StrongPolicy Research Questions Part II. Identify the Four Elements of a Persuasive Policy Recommendation3. Advocating for Reform with the Four Elements of a Persuasive Policy Recommendation 4. Making More Impactful Recommendations Using the Importance/Difficulty Matrix 5. Understanding the Landscape of Reform with Stakeholder Mapping 6. Writing to Meet the Unique Needs of Your Reader Part III. Choose the Most Valuable Method to Deliver Your Message7. Telling What You Know: Policy Memos, Briefs, and Reports 8. Framing Your Message More Effectively with the Moral Foundations Theory 9. Showing What's True: Policy Reform Narratives 10. Creating and Delivering Impactful Presentations Part IV. Revise Your Paragraphs and Sentences for Coherence, Clarity, and Concision11. Improving Paragraph Coherence with Deductive Structure 12. Strengthening Sentence Cores to Improve Clarity 13. Pruning Needless Words for Concise, More Effective Writing 14. More Strategies for Being Your Own Best Editor Part V. Share Your Work with the World15. Mastering the Art of the Pitch: Op-Eds and Long-Form Journalism 16. Leveraging Digital Communication Tools for Policy Advocacy Conclusion. Making Your Policy Writing Matter Acknowledgments Appendix: Core Tips for Effective Writing About Public Policy Notes Suggestions for Further Reading Index