I can help your team become better writers and communicators.
Your team’s written correspondence is a reflection of your business or organisation - it’s important they get it right.
I can give your team the tools they need to improve their written communication, resulting in better client relationships and clarity between parties.
SERVICES
Writing coaching for businesses
I teach groups and individuals how to write better emails, memos and reports.
I work with businesses and organisations who want to improve their team’s written correspondence.
I can help your team to:
Clearly articulate concepts and ideas
Read the digital room - know how to communicate with their reader
Learn how to structure their paragraphs and sentences
Use their written communication to keep projects moving and relevant parties informed
Recent writing coaching clients
‘Anna has done a great job of helping our team improve their writing skills and give a consistent and professional tone to our documents.
Anna has been easy to work with and able to work flexibly with our business, providing ongoing support and coaching for specific projects.
I can’t recommend Anna highly enough.’
— Rory Bishop, Alta Consulting
WRITING COACHING FOR BUSINESSES
How I’ll work with your team
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1. Coaching tailored to your team
I’ll work with you to understand the particular requirements of your team. I’ll create a bespoke presentation targeting your business/organisation’s needs, from writing emails to memos to reports.
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2. Group workshops
I’ll lead training sessions with small to medium sized groups to teach the ins and outs of writing.
Sessions include workbooks, activities and practical tools your team can apply to their writing. -
3. Individual feedback/critiques
Before and after the group workshop, I’ll review and critique samples of your team’s work. This helps to inform the focus of the workshop, and ensure the participants are practising what I’ve preached.
Writing workshops + tools
Technical/business writing workshop
A course tailored to professionals who need to fine tune their document writing skills. Course content includes:
Overcoming challenges, articulating ideas and knowing your audience
The principles of Plain English, and why it’s important when writing documents and emails
Planning, writing, editing and proofing your documents
Activities to bring it all together
Writing better emails workshop
With the majority of work correspondence conducted via email, being able to write well is crucial. Course content includes:
The local and international research that reveals how your recipient is reading (or not reading) your emails
Knowing your audience and choosing the right form of correspondence
Planning, writing and editing emails
Activities to bring it all together
Board report writing workshop
How to confidently write board reports that are clear, concise and easy to read. Course content includes:
The challenges we face as writers, and how to overcome these
Planning techniques, formatting tools and knowing your audience
The principles of Plain English, and how to apply this to board papers
Planning, writing, editing and proofing your board report
Activities to bring it all together
Using Chat GPT effectively workshop
How to use chatbots such as Chat GPT as an effective tool to improve your writing. Course content includes:
International research on the risks and opportunities Chat GPT presents
Your business’ rules and guidelines on how to responsibly use Chat GPT
Using Chat GPT to help you effectively plan, structure, draft and edit your documents
Activities to bring it all together
One-on-one writing coaching
Created for a maximum of four participants, with a focus on the participants’ particular needs. Content can include:
How to write board reports, proposals, and/or contract communication
How to write for your business, with reference to your business’ style guide/templates
Writing emails that connect with clients and keep projects moving
Activities to bring it all together
A bespoke style guide for your business
I can create a writing guide tailored to your business and your requirements.
I’ll work with you to identify exactly what needs to be included and the specific types of written communication your guide needs to target.
In addition, your guide will include:
A pre-writing planning template
Grammar, punctuation and tense usage
Tips on how to structure paragraphs and sentences
A style guide to ensure consistency across your business correspondence
+ Group coaching sessions to teach your team how to use the guide.
Templates for memos and reports
I’ll create templates for your business for professional, consistent communication across the board.
Let me sort the formatting so your team can focus on the writing. I can take the guesswork out of report and memo formatting by creating templates for your business.
Each template will include the correct fonts, colours, headings for your brand/business. I can also include sentence starters, and tips on what information should be included and where.
