The Communications Department assists with the preparation of client and internal publications and documents. This includes the following tasks:

• Authoring documents
• Providing necessary draft edits
  • Technical/Substantive Editing
  • Copy Editing
  • Proofreading
• Formating publications
• Using standard and specialty writing style(s)
• Preparing final client-ready copy, or providing final step editing and quality-control
• Attending press inspections
• Developing presentations
• Producing Newsletters

Optimal’s Communications staff has prepared documents using the following standards:

• Government document formatting (e.g., U.S. Department of Education)
• Government Printing Office
• Modern Language Association
• Chicago Manual of Style
• American Psychological Association
• The Associate Press Stylebook and Libel Manual
• Printing procedures
• Business, proposal, and report writing
• Presentation development