Public workshops

Yes. All our public workshops are delivered virtually on Zoom. Face-to-face workshops are only available for corporate teams. 

We limit the participant numbers for public workshops. Plain Language Essentials, Briefing and Correspondence Writing Essentials and Masterclass in Reviewing are limited to 15 people. Plain Language for Lawyers is limited to 12. This means you get plenty of time to ask questions and get feedback on the writing exercises.

Check our schedule to start the enrolment process. You can enrol as an individual or make multiple enrolments on behalf of other people, either for the same date or workshops on different dates. You can use your Visa or Mastercard. We do not accept American Express. 

All you need is a computer connected to the internet, an email account and the Zoom app. Check your computer camera and microphone work and use a headset or earbuds if you’re in a shared space.

A couple of days before the workshop, we’ll send you login details for our training hub. Once you’ve reset your password, use this link and your updated details to log into the hub on training day. Click on the virtual classroom icon to join the Zoom meeting. You’ll have access to the materials for 12 months.

Contact us at least 15 business days before your workshop date to reschedule. Otherwise you will forfeit the full fee. We do not rebook or refund no-shows, so please contact us if you cannot attend.

You will learn how to make your writing, simple, clear and concise with our 7 essential tools for effective plain language writing:

1. Process – reassess your approach to workplace writing.
2. Core message – focus your content and trim unnecessary detail.
3. Structure – learn the different ways to present your material.
4. Design – use layout to convey content more effectively.
5. Tone – adapt the tone of your writing to engage readers.
6. Clarity – activate verbs to strengthen certainty of meaning.
7. Readability – adjust words and sentences to boost reading ease.

You will learn how to use the core concepts of plain English to radically improve your briefing documents, letters and emails:

1. Writing process: reassess your approach to workplace writing.
2. Core message: focus your content and trim unnecessary detail.
3. Structure: learn the different ways to present your material.
4. Content flow: apply our model to arrange the content in your letters and emails.
5. Tone: adapt the tone of your writing to engage readers.
6. Clarity: activate verbs to strengthen certainty of meaning.
7. Readability: adjust words and phrases to boost reading ease.

You will learn how to review a range of workplace documents and deliver constructive feedback objectively to: 

1. increase productivity when reviewing your team’s writing
2. use a consistent method to diagnose a text’s strengths and gaps
3. separate objective standards from personal preferences 
4. give practical tips to the primary writer on improving a document. 

You will get a refresh of your legal writing skills and learn about 4 tools to help you write clear, client-focused advices and transactional documents:

1. Core message – focus your content and trim unnecessary detail from client-facing texts.
2. Structure – review how you present and prioritise your information in transactional documents.
3. Tone – adapt the tone of your writing to engage readers with legal and non-legal backgrounds.
4. Readability – adjust words and phrases to boost reading ease while retaining legal precision.

Yes. Most people who regularly write at work have already learnt the grammar basics that allow them to communicate well. So our workshops cover the elements of grammar that will ensure your message is crystal clear.