This writing workshop has a single goal, in that immediate clarity is the benchmark of all good business writing.
The workshop comprises modular elements which can be chosen to suit the participant’s typical writing assignments within their organisation. For example, participants can learn about:
- The basics of language, grammar and punctuation
- Active voice and parallel construction
- Message development and prioritisation
- Writing for email.
All modules have their own in-class exercise outlined in the workbooks. The workshop can be delivered either as a half-day program with a narrow focus to a full-day training across many different modules.
Suggested Participants
Anyone who wants to create more polished, fluent and compelling documents or emails.
Learning Outcomes
Improve the business writing skills of the workshop participants, specifically to be concise, prioritised and compelling. To do this, the workshop teaches participants to:
- Follow universal principles of excellent business writing
- Organise their thoughts more efficiently before and during the writing process
- Improve their fluency and style
- Learn how to revise and edit
- If relevant, reinforce the use of their organisation’s writing style guidelines
Specific Points of Emphasis
- English language, grammar, punctuation and syntax
- Word choice
- Word order and modifiers
- Active voice
- Parallel construction
- Avoidance of cliches, jargon and emotion
- Positivity
- Message construction
- Editing techniques
- Writing for email
Workshop Variations
The workshop has two variations: half day and full day.
Half-day workshops focus on the principles of business writing, with participants completing simple writing exercises in their workbooks.
All-day workshops becomes a writing camp, where participants try their hand at a variety of writing assignments on laptops they bring to the workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring real-life examples for discussion and practice. Following the writing module, participants exchange their writing samples, learn to edit and revise, and critique and provide feedback to each other.
Workshop Details
The maximum number of participants is 16. The minimum is 6. Workbooks are provided as part of the training. Participants would need to bring in either a company or personal laptop.
For More Information
Please contact me here if you’d like to get more information about a workshop, including an initial agenda or estimate, or discuss how the content or materials could be adapted to your organisation.
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