​The best writing training money can buy.

A meaningful difference in one day or your money back.

"Thank you for another amazing training session."
​Viviana Hermida, NZ PD Technical L&D Manager, Fisher & Paykel

Do you write reports, sales proposals, bid documents, newsletters, blog articles or marketing materials? Would you like to take your writing to the next level?

Writing for Results is a different kind of workshop. In just one day, your writing will become clearer, crisper and more effective. You'll write faster, so you get more done for the same effort. You'll cause a personal breakthrough in your ability to communicate effectively.

Writing for Results is built around a series of interactive exercises. It's less about tips and techniques, and more about trying new things and discovering what works. All guided by Ken Grace, Radio NZ language commentator and one of New Zealand's leading business writers.

It's truly remarkable. 

You'll come away with a new level of confidence, ability and connection with your readers. Whoever reads your writing - clients, the board, the people you report to - will quickly get your point and find you easy to communicate with.​

We've led this training to hundreds of people throughout New Zealand and Australia, and are so confident of its power that if you're not satisfied we've made a meaningful difference to your writing, we'll refund your tuition in full, no questions asked.

Brief course outline
1. GETTING STARTED 
Exercises include: The 50 Boxes, Brain Dump, Writing Rubbish

2. ARGUING POWERFULLY
Exercises include: Creating an argument, Focus

3. WRITING CLEARLY AND PERSUASIVELY
Exercises include: The One Editing Tool You Can't Be Without, Zombie Nouns, Signposting, Death to Weak Adjectives

For the complete course outline, scroll to bottom of page.
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​Next dates (9am-4.30pm)
Auckland: Thursday, 27 September, 2018
​Auckland: Tuesday, 20 November, 2018

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Spark New Zealand: Greater productivity
​and ​better ​decision making.
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"Your writing training has made a visible and important difference to our Audit Team. 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. The benefits include greater productivity, improved staff morale, and – most importantly – the clarity needed for our Executive Team to make important decisions with confidence."
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Rob Marshall, Head of Risk and Assurance, Spark New Zealand

Customised in-house training

Writing for Results can be customised to deliver specific results. 

We've delivered in-house training for Spark, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Fisher & Paykel, Arrow International, Nga Ngaru Hauora o Aotearoa and Southern DHB. Benefits include a more personal approach and the opportunity for participants to work with material specific to their roles and organisation.

To discuss your training needs, email info@departmentofwriting.co.nz or call us on 09 951 9691.

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I'm successfully using your course as a critical "weapon" to help us win new business through clear, succinct and compelling proposals. I have to put a good portion of that growth down to the skills you taught and that I have instilled in my team. 
Cam Murchison, Managing Partner, Harvey Cameron

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Your words have resonated well and we are ditching adjectives of emphasis left, right and centre and replacing them with adjectives of kind. And as for zombie nouns? Well - they are dead to us.
Julie Kidd, Strategic Communications Advisor, Department of Conservation
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​Writing for Results course outline