One day
Logistics
One day workshop delivered online, in-person, or a mix of both. Online workshops are usually delivered over two half-days.
Business writing
Business writing training
We deliver business writing training across New Zealand and Australia that builds the essential writing skills needed in business. Our flagship one-day workshop is essential for graduates and anyone new to business writing.
Business Writing Foundations gives you what you need to be clear, effective, and produce writing that is reader-focused. Whether you write emails, reports, proposals, or policy documents, this workshop is right for you.
This workshop will give you practical ways to plan, structure, and write what's required in business.
We cover
- Using a writing process to write faster and more effectively
- Writing clear, concise, reader-focused content
- Structuring writing at sentence, paragraph, and page levels
- Using headings for navigation and impact
- Embedding key messages in headings for quick scanning
- Writing content that engages and persuades.
Trusted by
The Property Group
Junior consultants levelled up their writing, with measurable before-and-after improvements in clarity and confidence.
Matamata-Piako District Council
The planning team now writes and reviews independently, reducing managerial rewrites and lifting the quality of every document.
NZQA
Reports now drive faster, more informed management decisions, with data turned into clear, compelling narratives.
4 to 12 people
Participant numbers
A minimum of 4 and a maximum of 12 participants. For the best learning experience, online or in person, we recommend limiting workshops to six. This size keeps the group dynamic, collaborative, and highly interactive.
Tailored
Can you customise the workshop for us?
Yes we can. A customisation fee may be needed depending on the changes you want. Get in touch and let's see what we can do.
From $3,000
How much does a workshop cost?
Half-day workshops start from $3,000 + GST and one-day workshops from $5,000 + GST, for up to 12 people. We'll give you a firm quote once we know what your team needs.
We measure your writing
You see the ROI
The Scored Document Review is how we benchmark writing and track progress. We assess real writing samples against our plain language metrics and score them, so you can see exactly where your writing stands and the return your training delivers.
From academic habitsto business writing
Real feedback from the teams and organisations we have worked alongside, from junior consultants to senior advisors.
★★★★★
There are many workshops that just do a general overview, but specifically tailoring it to TPG and our own writing examples made it much better to see where writing is important and where we can improve. Good use of ‘meeting rooms’ to collaborate with other colleagues, a lot of whom I hadn’t met before, it was good to get ideas and insights from various areas of the company. Paul and Jordan were great presenters, and were very personable and friendly.
Workshop participant
The Property Group
★★★★★
Overall, enjoyed the sessions and learnt good ways to improve my writing through my role at Council. It made me realise that sometimes being overly technical is not the way to go. Will definitely use these writing techniques and resources in my career and daily life. Thanks again to Paul for this insightful presentation.
Workshop participant
Local council
★★★★★
I really enjoyed the discussions that were had about the importance of using plain language. It makes it easier for yourself, and the reader. I think it brought me out of my own head and profession and enabled me to be more sympathetic to the reader.
Workshop participant
Business Writing Foundations
★★★★★
To be honest I thought I wouldn’t like it as I did. I don’t like English, I dropped it as soon as possible in High School, but it was a great refresh into what I needed to think about before I start to write even basic things like emails.
Workshop participant
Business Writing Foundations
★★★★★
Concise writing course that doesn’t bog you down with too much information at once. Breaking it up into sections also allows for you to remember things, doesn’t make it seem like a massive day long slog.
Workshop participant
Business Writing Foundations
★★★★★
I picked up many tips and tricks from the Clarity Writers course that I will be using in both my professional and personal life.
Workshop participant
Business Writing Foundations
★★★★★
Overall, a good introduction to business writing with practical examples and small changes to improve writing.
Workshop participant
Business Writing Foundations
★★★★★
Great to critique your own writing and see it through other’s eyes through practical exercises.
Workshop participant
Business Writing Foundations
Targeted at the writing challenges that matter most
Half-day or full-day. Each session is scoped to your audience, your documents, and your goals.
Half day
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Half day
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