Developing Natural Communicators

Written Skills

In a digital age, it’s tempting to think that good writing no longer matters. In an age where many of us spend a good portion of our day texting and on social media, who really cares if you can write well…right?

Wrong. Good writing matters more than ever, for three reasons. First, the less time you spend re-writing documents, the more time you can devote to your actual job. Second, focusing more time on your core deliverables helps your bottom line. Finally, good writing – precisely because it’s such a scarce commodity – enhances your reputation. Being a skilled writer will make you stand out to internal and external stakeholders alike.

At Clearwater, our team of written skills experts ensures that you learn how to write in a way that brings about desired results. Participants develop professional writing skills, learn what constitutes ‘good business English’, and master the construction of clear, concise and coherent written communications.  They also leave with added confidence of their writing ability.

We offer a three-level writing curriculum:

Foundation

• Plain English
• Active voice
• Strategies for reducing wordiness
• Short sentences and readability
• Paragraph structure and topic sentences
• Document structure and the inverted pyramid

Intermediate

• Audience analysis
• Constructing and supporting arguments
• Anticipating counterarguments
• Techniques for persuasive writing
• Signposting
• Openings and Closings

Advanced

• Proposal writing
• Business Reports
• Writing for social Media
• Writing for a wider audience
• Storytelling

Delivery Channels

Our written skills workshops can be delivered either face-to-face or virtually. As our work is modular, we can deliver it in a number of ways:

• Group workshop
• One-to-One coaching
• Combination of Group and One-to-One coaching
• Live Advisory Support (e.g. Speeches, reports and/or papers)

Discover how we can help you and your team.

Contact us:

Tel: +44 020 7831 8700

Email: [email protected]