Writing in the Public Sector

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Why?

Do you struggle to get words down on a page? Do you feel your anxiety rising when you have to write a briefing note?

Windy City Training can help you improve your writing for any situation, whether you’re writing an email or a Cabinet paper. We’ll help you learn the ins and outs of writing in the public sector, so that your writing is persuasive, concise and easy to read.

We’ll tailor a course for your organisation, using your templates, terminology and style guides, that covers things like:

  • writing persuasively

  • briefing decision makers

  • writing Cabinet papers

  • writing for the general public

  • speech writing

  • writing a great media release

Key learning outcomes

Staff completing the Writing in the Public Sector course will:

  • understand the context for how and why we write for ministers, boards and councils

  • be able to confidently identify their audience

  • learn about tools and techniques to make their writing more persuasive

  • be able to apply these tools to a range of documents they use in their everyday work

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Price

Our standard price for the Writing for the Public Sector course is:

  • $5000 + GST for a full-day course

  • $3000 + GST for a half-day course

This covers development and delivery of the course at your office, anywhere in New Zealand. Alternatively, the course can be delivered online.

Windy City Training can organise a venue and/or catering, for an additional fee. There are no other fees or charges - we want to keep our pricing as simple and transparent as possible.

All our courses are able to customised to meet your organisation’s needs. If you’re looking for something a bit different, our prices may vary - just get in touch and we can quote after discussing what your staff need.