Writing for the reader – 2-day workshop outline

Presenters/facilitators

2 presenters

Objectives

1. Understand how to write clearly and concisely, applying plain English principles.
2. Be able to identify your readers and their needs.
3. Develop some skills in writing well to meet both your readers’ needs and your objectives.

Workshop evaluation

• Reaction-based: We give you a feedback sheet to fill out at the end of workshop. We collate the results (we don’t edit them) and return them to the commissioning organisation.
• Learning: We assess your learning on an individual basis throughout the workshop and give both oral and written feedback.
• Behavioural: We give you individual feedback as you practise the skills in the workshop. We also provide individual feedback forms.

Workshop preparation

We liaise with participants about venue details and other related arrangements.

We email each workshop participant in advance asking them what aspect(s) of writing they would like to be better at, and requesting a recent or current (work in progress) sample of their writing.

Program outline

This is a sample outline only. Our writing workshops are highly tailored to meet the specific needs of participants and their organisation.