Business Writing Skills A 2-day Short Course with Nick Read When and where? Monday 27 February 2012:08:30 AM - 05:00 PM Tuesday 28 February 2012:08:30 AM - 05:00 PM   Location - The Business School, Owen G Glenn Building 12 Grafton Road Auckland City Standard price - $1,995.00 excl GST Overview Being able to write expressively, accurately and above all understandably, is a key requirement we all need today. But writing is not something that comes easily to all of us. This is an opportunity for you to: Understand why communicating in writing can be difficult Learn tools, techniques and ideas to help you write more quickly and effectively Practise writing using pre-set examples and examples drawn from your workplace Deal with your particular writing issues Topics Covered The Short Course covers the following areas: Make life easier for yourself - and your reader Principles of good communication Formatting your thoughts Writing for your reader Some tricks of the trade to ensure clear and concise communication Setting the standard You don't get a second chance at a first impression Making sure every letter you write reflects your organisation's standards of excellence Sound structure and other guidelines Proofing tips Putting grammar in its place Just do it! Practice makes perfect Bring along some recent or current work, with a view to polishing it up in this highly participative Short Course. Who should attend Anyone who has to write on behalf of their organisation Those who are required to write reports or proposals Managers who are responsible for ensuring their team communicate clearly in their writing Outcomes You will gain knowledge, skills and practice in these four essential areas for effective communication: Thinking Structure Language Layout What Participants Say "The course was fresh with a new outlook at structure and outline for report writing in today's business world. The presenter was energetic and totally enjoyed sharing/teaching these new techniques. Kept the class engaged and content of the course was simple and each individual was able to relate to the topics discussed. I thoroughly enjoyed the two days course." Ma'ata Lavulo - National Compliance Unit Team Leader @ Ministry of Economic Development "This course taught me to think more about the planning process prior to writing. Something that I believe will help me speed up and improve my writing quality. Nick was a great facilitator, who did a excellent job of keeping the class lively." Sarah Wattie - Communications Executive @ ING Communications "Nick was an expert facilitator during the course. To help our understanding, he used simple examples which were easy to relate to. The learning from the course is immense and I find reports and other business writing a pleasurable part of my job." Kurush Ganjia - Business Performance Analyst @ Genesis Energy Presenter Nick Read MA (Hons), Dip Tchg, ANZIM Nick Read (MA, Hons; Dip Tchg, ANZIM) established Training for Change in 1994. He specialises in human dynamics, particularly in accelerated learning and Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP). Nick has a background in teaching, corporate communications and television production, and has worked with a wide range of organisations, including large corporates, medium sized entrepreneurial companies, government departments and local bodies. He teaches some of the most popular Short Courses like Managing People, Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), as well as Business Writing Skills and Rapid Reading for Business. Nick is married with two daughters, and lives in Auckland.

Cancellation
Subject to unforeseen circumstances such as student demand and/or resource availability, The University reserves the right to cancel, or change the content, timing or method of presentation of any course.

All notification of withdrawals, transfers, and substitutions must be sent in writing via email to The University of Auckland Business School Executive Development Team at shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz. Full refunds can be obtained up to 30 days before the program start date. Due to the costs incurred for program preparation and administration, any cancellations or requests for transfers or deferrals received 14 days or less from the program start are subject to penalty fees as described below.

• More than 14 days notice: 0% Cancellation
• 7 to 14 days notice: 50% Cancellation
• Less than 7 days notice: 100%

If you do not attend the course and have not advised us in writing or by email before the start date the full fee will apply.

Transfers: Transfer requests must indicate the new dates and/or new program the participant wishes to attend.  If the transfer request is made at more than 7 days from the original course dates - a service fee of $300 is applied, but the 50% cancellation fee is waived. A transfer request made with more than 14 days' notice can be made with no penalty. Transfers are valid only within one year of the original program start date. Your current cancellation policy is intact until you have attended your Short Course or the original penalty will be imposed.

All participant substitutions are subject to the sole discretion of The University of Auckland Business School Executive Development team.  Requests must be submitted in advance and will be reviewed on an individual basis, based on participant qualifications and lead time needed for any program pre-work.

Full enrolment is non refundable under these conditions:

1. The registrant or substitute does not enrol in another program within one year of the original start date, and/or
2. The registrant or substitute defers or transfers more than two times.

* The University of Auckland Business School Executive Development team is not responsible for travel or related costs under any circumstances. Participants may want to consider purchasing trip cancellation insurance in the unlikely event that a program is cancelled or they cannot attend for personal or professional reasons.

** For any program with more than two iterations in an enrolment year, tuition is non-refundable after 2nd transfer.

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ENROLMENT FORM - Business Writing Skills

Standard price: $1,995.00 +GST ($2,294.25 incl. GST)

Monday 27 February 2012:08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday 28 February 2012:08:30 AM - 05:00 PM