Congressional Staff Training

Writing is the most valuable talent on Capitol Hill — and the hardest to find.

Congressional Staff Training

Congressional staffers, whether they know it or not, are professional writers. They spend their days reading, analyzing, writing, and editing texts — bills, amendments, memos, speeches, talking points, one-pagers, constituent letters. 


Yet most young professionals today have never been taught how to write! They’re smart. They’re principled. They’re hard-working. They just don’t know how to communicate through the written word.


Inkling Communications can change that.

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Staff Training

Tailored to your office's needs

We specialize in Congressional Staff Workshops, tailored to each office’s particular needs. We work with legislative and communications teams; senior and junior staffers; whole staffs and small groups; on specific Hill formats like op-eds and constituent mail or just Professional Writing 101 for staffers who need a refresher on the basics.


In as little as one half-day workshop, Inkling can level-up your team’s writing skillset, and give them the tools to keep improving on their own. Many offices prefer a longer series of shorter sessions over several weeks, allowing for more specific feedback for each staffer we coach.


Inkling’s Workshops are MRA/SOPOEA-eligible staff training expenses — the best investment you can make in your team’s most powerful political skill.


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Inkling's experience

Founder and Principal Michael Connolly has been mentoring and coaching young writers for 20 years. As a full-time teacher, he created writing curricula for middle and high school students, and ran writing camps in the Summer. During a long speechwriting career, he helped young Capitol Hill staffers to develop the writing skills their educations left out. Today, Connolly continues this work through Inkling’s student tutoring, professional coaching, group workshops, and formal classes.


Send Inkling an email today, or call our Falls Church, Va. office at 703-594-9784.

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