In-house writing training for groups

Make your team confident, clear writers who communicate more effectively with each other and the world

Not many people are taught how to write well in a work setting. To bridge the gap, they copy what they see around them: writing shaped by academia and outdated formality. They try to match what ‘professional’ appears to be.

Writing this way is difficult. It doesn’t feel natural, and people are never sure if they’re doing it right.

The result? Overthinking, procrastination, congested review chains, and long documents full of complexity and overblown language.

Colleen Trolove with a workshop participant

I run 11 courses for large organisations who want their people be clear, concise writers.

Workshops range from 1-day introductory courses on emails to specialised courses on board papers and technical writing.

11 ways to demystify writing for your team

  • Do you want to know the thing I’m constantly asked on workshops: How do I make my writing clear and concise? Here’s how.

    Clear and Concise - all the info

  • What if I told you a simple email formula could get you faster replies? Less to-ing and fro-ing? People doing what you ask for - quickly?

    This stuff really is some kind of magic. (Well it’s actually neuroscience, but, you know…)

    Write Better Emails - all the info

  • Board members need clear information to help them make good decisions. It needs to be strategic, not operational, information.

    Writing Board Papers

  • Do you recognise good writing when you see it? But are you not sure how to get people’s writing up to standard without rewriting it yourself?

    This training’s for peer reviewers, managers, and senior leaders.

    Reviewing Writing - all the info

  • Managers and senior leaders can make all the difference in their team’s writing process by upping their own skills in commissioning documents, and reviewing them against principles of clear communication.

    Commissioning and Reviewing

  • When you write regulations, or write to people about regulations, you walk a fine line between accuracy and clarity.

    This day-long workshop explores the art of being clear and approachable at the same time.

    Regulatory Communication - all the info

  • You know, you really should know how to write a report. (Read that in a whiny, snarky voice for full effect.)

    Ahhhhmm, no, you shouldn’t. Because every report is different. There is no one right way. But I can give you the tools and the confidence to figure out how to write the right report, every time.

    Report Writing - all the info

  • This course helps anyone who writes at work to do it better, faster, and more effectively. We cover emails, reports, and literally any kind of writing from content-writing to legally-binding documents. Increase your confidence, learn the latest best ways to write, and save some time and sanity!

    Business Writing - all the info

  • What even is technical writing? Well, if you’re communicating complex information, you’re doing it. And most of us do technical writing without any guidance or qualification. Take a couple of days to find out what you should be doing. What’s current industry best practice? A few powerful tools will make all the difference!

    Technical Writing - all the info

  • Although it would be nice to do a Jerry Maguire and scream SHOW ME THE MONEY at the top of your lungs, that doesn’t seem to get the best results in a business setting. So here’s a training to teach you the art and skill of persuading (so people will show you the money).

    Business Cases and Proposals - all the info

  • If you want to write policies to tick a box and sit on a shelf, find another course! Our focus here is to write policies that both work for your business AND get used by the people who need them. We’ll cover all the good foundational stuff of clear, modern business writing, then we’ll focus on the requirements of policy and procedural writing at a specialist level.

    Policies and Procedures - all the info

I come to you for groups of 5 to 14 people – $8k per day.

Colleen Trolove

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Examples of work

CASE STUDY: helping a council-controlled org with its board papers
CASE STUDY: helping a supply-chain department become email efficient
CASE STUDY: helping a large multi-national with grad training
CASE STUDY: helping a government agency write better board papers

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