Who should attend
For Professional staff level 5 and above.
Course Overview
This writing workshop is aimed at mid-career or senior professionals who need to write balanced and thorough business cases, grant applications and other long-format documents that must persuade, inform or request an important outcome.
The workshop assumes good skills in written English, with an understanding of grammatical terms and business processes. This workshop has a stronger emphasis on persuasion and evidence compared to the Effective Writing in the University Context, which focuses on everyday communications and correspondence.
Note: If you are a non-native English speaker, you may want to attend Effective Writing in the University Context workshop first.
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Organise thinking into a clear, logical structure before beginning to write
- Write the business case body in line with their stated objectives
- Review for logical style and flow, plain English usage and correct style
- Demonstrate greater confidence and knowledge when it comes to writing business documents that have to persuade a demanding reader
- Demonstrate an ability to critique texts and draw conclusions based on evidence
- Propose and defend a persuasive argument in writing
- Review written work following a four-step process
Provider Biography
This workshop is delivered by Stephanie Oley who is an experienced business writer and writing coach. Stephanie’s writing career has spanned across government, private sector and higher education. In 2013, Stephanie became a partner at a Sydney creative agency, The Offices, where she oversees day-to-day proposal writing, content marketing and a range of corporate client writing projects.
Cost
$280.00 per participant
The following charges will apply for non-attendance at a workshop with cost unless the registrant nominates a colleague (who meets the eligibility criteria for the course) to attend in their place.
- Notification of cancellation received within 0 – 5 working days of the course date will incur a charge equivalent to 100% of course fees
- Notification of cancellation received within 6 – 10 working days of the course date will incur a charge equivalent to 50% of course fees
Please note for non-attendance due to illness or caring responsibilities, reasonable evidence will be required to waive the non-attendance fee.
