Email: Barbara Nelson

Phone: (707) 938-2287

Fax: (707) 938-2272

Here’s what clients say about us:


““Fantastic! Barbara made what could be dry material very interesting. She raised my email awareness. I will now write with the reader in mind and pause before hitting the send button.”

— Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati employee

“I’m thrilled by the positive feedback participants in Get to the Point have expressed to me, and will continue to work with you to make sure they apply what they learned.”

— Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; Manager, Learning & Organizational Development

“This technical writing class should not be optional but required for everyone. No one, including myself, thinks they write poorly, yet we generate a great deal of paperwork that is rambling, confusing, and riddled with poor grammar. What we learned will help us write clearer, more concise documents.”


— Bayer Pharmaceuticals employee

“Great course — compact, precise, exactly what we needed.”

— Autodesk employee in the UK

“If all my clients took this class, the boring, ineffective documents and presentations I see on a daily basis would be improved — and average ones would be elevated.”

— Grosvenor USA Limited employee

“This workshop was phenomenal. I know have the confidence and the knowledge to write effective letters and emails.”

— University of California, San Francisco employee

“Anyone who writes anything (emails, staff reports, legal documents) would benefit and enjoy this class.”

— City of Redwood City employee

"Probably the best class I’ve taken at UC Berkley Extension. Great practical knowledge that really applies to my work.”

— University of California Berkeley Extension student

“Barbara is a great teacher. Everything was very well adapted to our PMI everyday use.”

— PMI Mortgage Insurance Company employee