2011 Better Business Writing

Who: Tony Spencer-Smith
When: Friday 11 November 2011, 10am – 4pm
Cost: Full price: $150; Member: $105; Conc Member: $90
Code: 11SPEN11

You’re good at your job but get a sinking feeling when it’s time to write reports, emails, proposals or other business documents. You know what you want to say but struggle to express yourself clearly and succinctly. You’re a good writer, but your grammar and punctuation are letting you down.

Being able to write clearly and concisely, and structure your material for maximum effect, is a key communication skill. Tony Spencer-Smith is an award-winning novelist, a corporate writer and writing trainer. In this one-day course, Tony will help you to use words more effectively at work. Whether you work in the public service or the private sector, are an admin assistant or a CEO, Tony will show you how to communicate clearly, concisely and appropriately for your audience.

The course covers:

  • Getting the grammar, punctuation and spelling right.
  • Focusing on the audience and the purpose of what you are writing.
  • Selecting an appropriate tone.
  • Gathering and organising your material.
  • Developing key messages: what do you really want to say?
  • Building an appropriate structure.
  • Constructing clear sentences that effortlessly convey your meaning.
  • Editing your first draft.

Food

Tea and coffee making facilities will be provided. Course participants are advised to bring their own lunch as there are no cafes within easy walking distance.

About the tutor

Tony Spencer-Smith is an award-winning novelist, a corporate writer and writing trainer, and a former journalist who became Editor-in-Chief of Reader’s Digest magazine after a career in newspapers. His novel The Man Who Snarled at Flowers won the biggest literary prized in South Africa in 1992. In 2009 his book The Essentials of Great Writing was published in Sydney by Editor Group. Tony is managing partner of the editorial consultancy Express Editors, which writes and edits for corporate, government and not-for-profit clients and gives writing and editing courses. Find out more at www.expresseditors.com.

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