Whether you’re writing reports, technical documents, web content or emails,
learn how to produce effective professional writing that delivers your message
High Impact Writing Skills
Do you write letters? Email? Memos? Reports? Are you interested in fine-tuning your written communication skills and style? This is an important addition to every professional writing tool kit – continued input and learning over time. Build on your writing skills by learning the fine-tuning techniques of professional writers: how to produce professional writing quickly and craft effective documents.
Learn how to refocus on your readers’ needs; organize your thinking to approach every document with clarity from the start. Receive valuable feedback on pre-workshop and post-workshop writing samples.
In this workshop you will learn to:
- efficiently write whole document drafts quickly and easily
- place the document purpose where your readers will find it – every time
- capitalize on your writing as an ambassador to your business relationships; influencing your success over time
Writing Emails
Email writing is a new set of writing skills that many of us have pieced together over time with limited success. In this dynamic workshop you will learn how to craft succinct documents and emails that have a positive and intentional impact on your readers. This is an interactive and intensive writing workshop where participants are learning the art of writing by writing.
In this workshop you will learn how to:
- use email etiquette to gain credibility
- layout messages for maximum readability on screen
- get to the point fast and spend less time crafting your messages
Reports That Work
Writing reports that work is one of the most effective and direct ways for your company to pay attention to your ideas and the work that you do. Reports are the foundation on which most business decisions are made. Your reports can have a substantial impact on the direction your team, department, division or whole company will take.
In this workshop you will learn how to:
- write for fast comprehension
- create a report template for all of your writing to be faster
- organize information from most important to least to maximize scannablility and referencing
Minute Taking Skills
More and more minute-taking skills are in demand in today’s fast-paced work world. Companies that have individuals with these skills ensure reliable and accurate minutes that outline individual responsibilities and deadlines, provide accountability structures for management follow-up and save time by limiting everyone attending repetitious meetings.
In this workshop you will learn:
- to produce professional minutes quickly
- to prepare for a meeting, conduct yourself as a meeting minute taker and follow-up effectively
- accountability of the minute taker and successful collaboration with the meeting chairperson
Technical Writing Skills
This interactive workshop is packed with the tools, strategies and techniques you need to produce understandable technical documents. This workshop will teach you how to get the results you want from your writing, reduce your preparation and writing time, and organize your ideas in a logical manner.
In this workshop you will learn to:
- make content easy to scan
- identify your readers’ goals for your content
- translate the technical into layperson’s terms to increase overall readability