We will make you a better writer.
Our workshops, videos and manuals are designed to provide you with results-oriented training that meets your business objectives. Our manuals will support you when you need to complete your next writing task.
We deliver a range of customised business writing workshops to both public and private sector clients. If you would like us to deliver training for your business or government department, please get in touch.
Contact
☎ CONTACT
sherylward@trainingworks.com.au
(+61) 041 231 5099
➤ LOCATION
PO Box 7035,
Malvern Road, Glen Iris 3146
Victoria, Australia
Books and training videos
Writing Case Notes Book
Our first book,Writing Case Notes will further develop your skills in writing case notes so that they meet the professional standards required by your organisation.
Writing at Work Video Series
Our Writing at Work video series focuses on the fundamentals of good business writing. The series covers common business writing errors, English basics and editing for readability. It aims to improve your knowledge of grammar, sentence construction and punctuation conventions so that you will be more confident that your documents are correct. The editing videos will provide you with some useful tips for writing clearly and concisely which will reduce the number of amendments made to your documents.
Workshops Available
Writing Ministerial Briefings
Preparing briefings for its ministers is a fundamental role of government departments. It is vital that these briefings are clear, concise and accurate. This half-day workshop will develop your skills in planning, writing, editing and proofreading briefs so that they meet departmental standards and ministerial expectations.
Writing Ministerial Briefings - advanced
This half-day workshop further develops your skills in writing more complex briefings and cabinet submissions.
Writing Effective ministerial and departmental CORRESPONDENCE
This workshop develops your skills in planning, writing and editing ministerial and departmental letters and responses. The workshop will focus on addressing the concerns raised in incoming letters and using an appropriate empathetic tone.
General Business Writing
This workshop will develop your skills in planning, writing, editing and proofreading a range of business documents so that they meet the professional standard required by your organisation. The documents covered include emails, memos, letters and reports.
Throughout the workshop you will have the opportunity to review relevant documents and apply the skills learned.
Writing Possible Parliamentary Questions (PPQs)
Ministers rely on accurate, timely PPQs when they go into question time in parliament. This workshop will give you the key tips and techniques to prepare such critical documents in a very short time frame.
Writing effective case notes
This half-day or one-day workshop focuses on the key principles for writing effective case notes: timeliness, relevance, accuracy and objectivity.
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