Your work is only valuable when people understand it, trust it, and know what to do next.
That's easier said than done, especially when AI is so willing to do so much on your behalf.
Writing to Influence Decisions is a live, practical online workshop that helps professionals write clearer, sharper, more persuasive documents — especially when the reader is busy, sceptical, or under pressure.
Whether you are writing a recommendation, report, proposal, business case, briefing paper, risk summary, audit finding, client advice, or internal update, this training will help you move from “here is some information” to “here is the best decision and why it makes sense.”
Next course, Tuesday 1 September, 8.30am-4.30pm.
Training delivered online.
Earlybird price: $1150 + GST ($1322.50)
Standard price: $1350 + GST ($1552.50)
Earlybird closes: Friday, 17 July
Claim your earlybird place.
You may be a professional who wants to write with more confidence and impact. Or you may be a team leader looking for a practical way to lift the quality of written advice, reports, recommendations, and decision papers across members of your team.
This workshop is especially useful for people who write to:
It is ideal for people in risk, audit, advisory, consulting, technical, policy, professional services, sales, management, and corporate roles.
Next course, Tuesday 1 September, 8.30am-4.30pm.
Training delivered online.
Earlybird price: $1150 + GST ($1322.50)
Standard price: $1350 + GST ($1552.50)
Earlybird closes: Friday, 17 July
Claim your earlybird place.
Think with greater precision: Spot hidden assumptions, avoid common reasoning errors, quickly distinguish fact from interpretation.
Build stronger, evidence-based conclusions: Draw sound conclusions grounded in evidence rather than instinct, habit, or premature judgment.
Write recommendations that withstand scrutiny: Construct recommendations that are logical, proportionate, specific, and resilient under challenge.
Structure complex analysis for fast decision-making: Present reasoning in ways that help busy decision-makers quickly understand what matters and what should happen next.
Communicate with calibrated confidence: Express uncertainty honestly and precisely without weakening authority or clarity.
Writing to Influence Decisions is ideal for professionals who produce:
Next course, Tuesday 1 September, 8.30am-4.30pm.
Training delivered online.
Earlybird price: $1150 + GST ($1322.50)
Standard price: $1350 + GST ($1552.50)
Earlybird closes: Friday, 17 July
Claim your earlybird place.
After the one-day training, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion and have access to a 12-week follow-up programme to support you in embedding the practices into your workday.
The follow-up programme includes outstanding value at no extra charge. Look at all you get:
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I’d like to attend the Writing to Influence Decisions online workshop. It focuses on improving the clarity, structure, logic, and persuasiveness of business writing, especially for reports, recommendations, proposals, and decision papers. The workshop should help me write more efficiently, produce clearer documents, and make it easier for decision makers to understand and act on my recommendations. Earlybird pricing of $1150+GST (a $200 saving) is available until July 17.
Quality and clarity
We came to you wanting to reduce the time it took to write our reports, while also improving quality and clarity. We’ve achieved both in a surprisingly short time, and to an even greater extent than I had hoped for.
Rob Marshall
Head of Risk & Assurance, Spark
Driving action
The improvements are noticeable from day one! Not only are our reports shorter but the key messages are succinct, enabling quality discussions and driving action.
Christine Young
Chief Audit & Assurance Officer, Kiwibank
Winning business
I'm successfully using your course as a critical "weapon" to help us win new business through clear, succinct and compelling proposals.
Cam Murchison
Managing Partner, Harvey Cameron
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