Writing Skills Courses
(including preparing and posting for the Web)
Writing and Web Training Workshops
For written communications skills and presentations, we have a range of very practical and effective workshops available to you. These workshops cover a variety of subject areas including preparing content and imagery for web delivery; Ministerial report writing; minute taking and general English language writing skills. Each month we select and run a number of workshops on a public schedule but will also run courses on demand by arrangement. Click here to view the current training schedule for public workshops.
All of our workshops can be delivered in-house and can be tailored to your organisation’s needs. If you are interested in a specific topic area you can browse for a workshop using the categories below or contact us for further information.
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Basic English for Public Servants
Do you need to improve your grammar, punctuation and word usage? Do you remember when you lasted studied English grammar? Did you ever learn grammar and punctuation? Has your supervisor ever sent back work with negative comments scrawled across it?
If you answer yes to any of these questions then you may benefit from this one day incteractive workshop which will help you improve your grammar, punctuation and word usage. This workshop helps writers to further develop their skills, confidence and professionalism by making them more conscious of their use of language.
Download course outline
Fundamental Writing Skills for NESB
Fundamental Writing Skills for NESB provides a sound basis for written communication. This workshop is particularly valuable for people for whom English is a second language. This workshop is slower paced and tailored to cultural differences, otherwise it is the same as the Fundamental Writing Skills workshop.
Fundamental Writing Skills provides a sound basis for written communication. This workshop is particularly valuable for those people who may not have had a good grounding in the technicalities of the English language at school, or for whom English is a second language. Fundamental Writing Skills is also a valuable refresher course for the more capable writer who wishes to hone their skills. Added benefits of attending include;
Write to Succeed
Write to Succeed teaches writers simple techniques for writing clearer, more convincing, and professional letters, reports, and emails. This workshop is designed for people working in a business environment & develops the following competencies;
Report and Ministerial Writing
This workshop is designed to help public servants gain the skills and confidence to conquer the challenges of ministerial and report writing. Topics covered in this one day workshop include;
Writing Skills for Executive Assistants
As an Executive or Personal Assistant your communication skills, both oral and written, need to be at the highest level.
In your role you may need to write letters,emails, drafts, minutes and Ministerials and research material for a PowerPoint presentation.
This one day workshop provides you with the tools to help you hone and polish your writing skills. This workshop is particularly valuable for those who are new to the role of Executive Assistant, those who are considering a move into the role of Executive Assistant or Executive Assistants who just need a refresher.
Download course outline
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Writing for the Web
Writing for the Web is a one day workshop that will help you write web content that will attract the attention of readers and keep them returning to your website. The workshop provides a perfect structure for participants to learn, practise and develop the techniques to communicate effectively in their web writing.
Topics covered include defining your audience, presenting attention-grabbing web pages, typical characteristics of users of content based websites and six key tips for developing effective web writing.
Download course outline
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Publishing Web Content
Publishing Web Content is a one day non-technical workshop where you will learn a diverse range of of techniques for effectively presenting material on web pages. DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 }
This workshop is particularly valuable for those people who need to publish reports, policies and procedures on either intranets or external websites.
Download course outline
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Writing for Technical Experts
Writing for Technical Experts is a one day workshop that helps you develop the skills to communicate complex material to non-technical readers. Participants will learn the importance of knowing your audience, how to pick suitable content depth, the best communication approaches for technical content, how to maintain reader interest and key steps in communicating technical content.
Download course outline
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Using Content to Build Website Readership
This one day workshop will help you build readership by managing your website content. Using Content to Build Website Readership will help you grow reader numbers while still maintaing your organisation's focus. Learners will discover how to know their existing readership, how to gain new readers without losing current readers, evaluating success and the four key content strategies for readership growth.
Download course outline
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Using Photos and Diagrams on the Web
Communicating effectively on the web involves using text, photos and visuals on your site. This one day workshop will help you implement better, more user friendly web pages by learning the differents types of visuals and how to integrate their use into web pages, the explicit and implicit outcomes of using different designs and types of visuals, how not to "dumb down" your content and visual dashboards for the communication of key indicators.
Download course outline
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Producing Photos for Publication
Producing Photos for Publication is one day foundation course in photography. It provides theoretical and practical guidance from your camera whether the photos are for intranet or for publicly promoting your organisation. Participants will learn what f-stops and shutter speed means, how to use your camera's controls, designing images to deliver their intended message and six key steps in taking good photos. Please bring the digital camera you will be mostly using with you together with its compter upload cable (or card reader and cable).
Download course outline
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Preparing Articles and Features
Print and web-based articles provide a cost-effective and accessible way of promoting your organisation’s goals, philosophies and achievements. Preparing Articles and Features is a one-day workshop that provides a sound basis for developing widely read and effective content. This workshop provides the perfect structure for participants to learn, practice and develop the techniques for producing strong articles and features.
Download course outline
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Preparing a Press Release
Preparing a Press Release is a one-day workshop that provides a sound basis for developing effective press release packages. This workshop is particularly valuable for those people who need to achieve effective media coverage of their organisation in print, web and electronic mass media. The workshop provides the perfect structure for participants to learn, practice and develop the techniques for producing effective press releases.
Download course outline
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Persuading and Influencing Through Writing
This is a one-day workshop that provides a sound basis for developing high level writing skills. This workshop is particularly valuable for those people who need to achieve changed outcomes through written submissions and proposals; prepare effective promotional material including brochures and press releases; and write inspiration.
Download course outline
For written communications skills and presentations, we have a range of very practical and effective workshops available to you. These workshops cover a variety of subject areas including preparing content and imagery for web delivery; Ministerial report writing; minute taking and general English language writing skills. Each month we select and run a number of workshops on a public schedule but will also run courses on demand by arrangement. Click here to view the current training schedule for public workshops.
All of our workshops can be delivered in-house and can be tailored to your organisation’s needs. If you are interested in a specific topic area you can browse for a workshop using the categories below or contact us for further information.
[back to top]
Basic English for Public Servants
Do you need to improve your grammar, punctuation and word usage? Do you remember when you lasted studied English grammar? Did you ever learn grammar and punctuation? Has your supervisor ever sent back work with negative comments scrawled across it?
If you answer yes to any of these questions then you may benefit from this one day incteractive workshop which will help you improve your grammar, punctuation and word usage. This workshop helps writers to further develop their skills, confidence and professionalism by making them more conscious of their use of language.
Download course outline
Fundamental Writing Skills for NESB
Fundamental Writing Skills for NESB provides a sound basis for written communication. This workshop is particularly valuable for people for whom English is a second language. This workshop is slower paced and tailored to cultural differences, otherwise it is the same as the Fundamental Writing Skills workshop.
- Some benefits of attending include; The building blocks of language - words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs
- Punctuation and its effects - parts of speech and simple grammatical constructs.
Fundamental Writing Skills provides a sound basis for written communication. This workshop is particularly valuable for those people who may not have had a good grounding in the technicalities of the English language at school, or for whom English is a second language. Fundamental Writing Skills is also a valuable refresher course for the more capable writer who wishes to hone their skills. Added benefits of attending include;
- Module revealing all the tricks to successfully addressing selection criteria
- How best to structure letters, memos, short reports, proposals amails and their application in the workplace.
Write to Succeed
Write to Succeed teaches writers simple techniques for writing clearer, more convincing, and professional letters, reports, and emails. This workshop is designed for people working in a business environment & develops the following competencies;
- Generate ideas and structure them in a logical, hierarchical way.
- Minimise bureaucratic language and raise the understanding of readers.
- Write more convincing proposals and suggestions.
- Deal with complaints more effectively, &
- Write more professional reports.
Report and Ministerial Writing
This workshop is designed to help public servants gain the skills and confidence to conquer the challenges of ministerial and report writing. Topics covered in this one day workshop include;
- the characteristics of a good ministerial and the challenges when writing for the Minister
- how to structure a good ministerial - designing a logical argument that is persuasive and addresses the perceived concerns of the audience
- how to organise the structure of a report
- do's and don'ts of report writing - a check list
Writing Skills for Executive Assistants
As an Executive or Personal Assistant your communication skills, both oral and written, need to be at the highest level.
In your role you may need to write letters,emails, drafts, minutes and Ministerials and research material for a PowerPoint presentation.
This one day workshop provides you with the tools to help you hone and polish your writing skills. This workshop is particularly valuable for those who are new to the role of Executive Assistant, those who are considering a move into the role of Executive Assistant or Executive Assistants who just need a refresher.
Download course outline
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Writing for the Web
Writing for the Web is a one day workshop that will help you write web content that will attract the attention of readers and keep them returning to your website. The workshop provides a perfect structure for participants to learn, practise and develop the techniques to communicate effectively in their web writing.
Topics covered include defining your audience, presenting attention-grabbing web pages, typical characteristics of users of content based websites and six key tips for developing effective web writing.
Download course outline
[back to top]
Publishing Web Content
Publishing Web Content is a one day non-technical workshop where you will learn a diverse range of of techniques for effectively presenting material on web pages. DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 }
This workshop is particularly valuable for those people who need to publish reports, policies and procedures on either intranets or external websites.
Download course outline
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Writing for Technical Experts
Writing for Technical Experts is a one day workshop that helps you develop the skills to communicate complex material to non-technical readers. Participants will learn the importance of knowing your audience, how to pick suitable content depth, the best communication approaches for technical content, how to maintain reader interest and key steps in communicating technical content.
Download course outline
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Using Content to Build Website Readership
This one day workshop will help you build readership by managing your website content. Using Content to Build Website Readership will help you grow reader numbers while still maintaing your organisation's focus. Learners will discover how to know their existing readership, how to gain new readers without losing current readers, evaluating success and the four key content strategies for readership growth.
Download course outline
[back to top]
Using Photos and Diagrams on the Web
Communicating effectively on the web involves using text, photos and visuals on your site. This one day workshop will help you implement better, more user friendly web pages by learning the differents types of visuals and how to integrate their use into web pages, the explicit and implicit outcomes of using different designs and types of visuals, how not to "dumb down" your content and visual dashboards for the communication of key indicators.
Download course outline
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Producing Photos for Publication
Producing Photos for Publication is one day foundation course in photography. It provides theoretical and practical guidance from your camera whether the photos are for intranet or for publicly promoting your organisation. Participants will learn what f-stops and shutter speed means, how to use your camera's controls, designing images to deliver their intended message and six key steps in taking good photos. Please bring the digital camera you will be mostly using with you together with its compter upload cable (or card reader and cable).
Download course outline
[back to top]
Preparing Articles and Features
Print and web-based articles provide a cost-effective and accessible way of promoting your organisation’s goals, philosophies and achievements. Preparing Articles and Features is a one-day workshop that provides a sound basis for developing widely read and effective content. This workshop provides the perfect structure for participants to learn, practice and develop the techniques for producing strong articles and features.
Download course outline
[back to top]
Preparing a Press Release
Preparing a Press Release is a one-day workshop that provides a sound basis for developing effective press release packages. This workshop is particularly valuable for those people who need to achieve effective media coverage of their organisation in print, web and electronic mass media. The workshop provides the perfect structure for participants to learn, practice and develop the techniques for producing effective press releases.
Download course outline
[back to top]
Persuading and Influencing Through Writing
This is a one-day workshop that provides a sound basis for developing high level writing skills. This workshop is particularly valuable for those people who need to achieve changed outcomes through written submissions and proposals; prepare effective promotional material including brochures and press releases; and write inspiration.
Download course outline