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Full Day | Max. 24 Participants
Workshop Outcomes
- Write shorter, clearer, more precise reports, policy documents, manuals, memos, emails
- Prepare, order and write any piece of writing that can convey information clearly and persuasively with powerful and informative sentences
- Target the writing to specific readerships
- Edit unnecessary words and phrases to achieve greater clarity and impact in the writing
- Know how to structure, revise and rewrite quickly and competently.
Topics Covered
- The three essential strategies of effective business writing
- The seven major elements that infuse all writing with clarity, impact and influence
- Understanding the difference between writing to inform and writing to influence or persuade: how the two may be combined
- Examining twenty-two common areas of poor writing: from grammar and vocabulary to tone, style and proof-reading
- Learning how to précis: turning long documents into short ones
Location
- Willing to work remote
- Willing to work interstate
- Willing to work internationally
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to face
Overview
This course is aimed at all those who appreciate the importance of clear, concise, convincing writing and who want to get better at it.
Though we all know the importance of good writing, many of us find it difficult and sometimes we write in a way that can mystify our readers and muddy the message. Yet what we write remains a permanent record; how we write represents and defines us and our organisations. Good writing reflects how clearly we think: how simply, informatively and persuasively we transmit our message.
Good writing is generally best achieved through the use of plain and simple English.
For us to write effectively, and for our writing to achieve its purposes, all we need is to adopt a few simple strategies and follow a number of plain, easily understood principles. Doing this enables anyone to master the skills of effective executive writing.
Workshop Outcomes
- Write shorter, clearer, more precise reports, policy documents, manuals, memos, emails
- Prepare, order and write any piece of writing that can convey information clearly and persuasively with powerful and informative sentences
- Target the writing to specific readerships
- Edit unnecessary words and phrases to achieve greater clarity and impact in the writing
- Know how to structure, revise and rewrite quickly and competently.
Topics Covered
- The three essential strategies of effective business writing
- The seven major elements that infuse all writing with clarity, impact and influence
- Understanding the difference between writing to inform and writing to influence or persuade: how the two may be combined
- Examining twenty-two common areas of poor writing: from grammar and vocabulary to tone, style and proof-reading
- Learning how to précis: turning long documents into short ones
Who is this workshop for
Anyone in an organisation who wishes to improve their business writing.
Handouts/materials provided
40-page workbook; 18 writing exercise sheets; a one-page memory jogger of the day's main points.
What to bring
Participants should bring some examples of their own writing to work on individually as the course progresses.
Facilitator
About the facilitator
With over forty-five years’ experience, John Harman is an accomplished, professional writer working as a ghost-writer, speechwriter, scriptwriter, writing mentor, and facilitator of both creative and straightforward writing skills for business executives and public service personnel.
John has lectured at the University of Cambridge Board of Continuing Education, and the University of California Summer Schools. In Australia, he has taught for the University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, the Fellowship of Australian Writers, Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre, and the WA State Literature Centre. John has presented at the CPA Australia Congress 2016 & 2017 on 'Writing Readable Reports”, facilitated a series of workshops on business writing in plain English in all capital cities on behalf of Telstra, and continues to present and facilitate various workshops at many libraries and writer's groups in Perth and regional WA.
John has assisted organisations across a variety of sectors and offers training for executives and staff in implementing plain, simple English to achieve high impact and instant understanding. Just some of the major organisations John has assisted over the years include Telstra, Rio Tinto, Woodside, Wesfarmers, Stantec, GHD and Metrix. In addition, Federal Government agencies (Dept of Justice, CSIRO, NIAA), State Government (WA Parliament, Dept of Premier & Cabinet, Dept of Treasury, DFES, Dept of Health, Dept of Education, Public Transport Auth, Director of Public Prosecutions), various local government agencies, and major NGOs have also utilised John’s skills and knowledge in developing and supporting their people and business.
John’s areas of expertise include effective writing for business communication, report writing skills, presenting with confidence, improving creativity, speed reading and comprehension, fundamental grammar and punctuation basics, and effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Key Expertise
- Business Writing
- Report Writing
- Presentation Skills
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
Industry Focus
- Government
- Not for Profit
- Higher Education
- Public Companies
- Multinationals
Based in:
About the facilitator
With over forty-five years’ experience, John Harman is an accomplished, professional writer working as a ghost-writer, speechwriter, scriptwriter, writing mentor, and facilitator of both creative and straightforward writing skills for business executives and public service personnel.
John has lectured at the University of Cambridge Board of Continuing Education, and the University of California Summer Schools. In Australia, he has taught for the University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, the Fellowship of Australian Writers, Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre, and the WA State Literature Centre. John has presented at the CPA Australia Congress 2016 & 2017 on 'Writing Readable Reports”, facilitated a series of workshops on business writing in plain English in all capital cities on behalf of Telstra, and continues to present and facilitate various workshops at many libraries and writer's groups in Perth and regional WA.
John has assisted organisations across a variety of sectors and offers training for executives and staff in implementing plain, simple English to achieve high impact and instant understanding. Just some of the major organisations John has assisted over the years include Telstra, Rio Tinto, Woodside, Wesfarmers, Stantec, GHD and Metrix. In addition, Federal Government agencies (Dept of Justice, CSIRO, NIAA), State Government (WA Parliament, Dept of Premier & Cabinet, Dept of Treasury, DFES, Dept of Health, Dept of Education, Public Transport Auth, Director of Public Prosecutions), various local government agencies, and major NGOs have also utilised John’s skills and knowledge in developing and supporting their people and business.
John’s areas of expertise include effective writing for business communication, report writing skills, presenting with confidence, improving creativity, speed reading and comprehension, fundamental grammar and punctuation basics, and effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Key Expertise
- Business Writing
- Report Writing
- Presentation Skills
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
Industry Focus
- Government
- Not for Profit
- Higher Education
- Public Companies
- Multinationals
Based in:
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