​Writing training and coaching
Make your content roar

​Do you want to write sparkling copy that connects with your readers? Do you want to strengthen your writing, web content, reports or speeches so that you can better promote your cause or brand?

​Then take one of our lively writing or editing courses. Our participants include professionals and communications, marketing and public relations practitioners wanting to improve their skills. 

View a selection of our training courses below. They can be customised to meet the needs of your organisation or team.
 1. NEW! Grammar and punctuation made easy
Mastering the nuts and bolts of English is important if you want your writing to make a good impression and communicate efficiently. Now you can have fun banishing your grammar demons by taking this relaxed and entertaining course. More

2. Compelling storytelling for companies, campaigns and causes
Everyone responds powerfully to stories. Organisations are increasingly realising that real stories are ideal for putting a message across in a powerful, unforgettable way. More

3. Winning words: writing to engage and influence
Words that are wielded well can have enormous power to influence others. This one-day course will give you top tools and tips to lift the intensity of your writing. You will discover how the special skills used by great leaders and writers to inspire and motivate people can be applied to many forms of business writing. More

4. Mark your words: editing to perfection
Polished, error-free copy not only makes for efficient communication but helps you and your firm leave a sparkling impression. This one-day course will equip you with the editing and proofreading skills you need to smooth out the roughest copy.
Learn how to master the tricky bits of punctuation and grammar; build crisp, clear sentences; and eradicate those embarrassing errors.  More

5. Boost your business writing skills
This course will give you a toolkit of techniques to cut the waffle and write clean, crisp copy. It shows you how to hit your message home to your readers.
If you need to communicate efficiently with a client, write an effective proposal or keep supporters informed about key campaigns, this course is for you. More
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Tony Spencer-Smith

Inspiring trainer

Most of our courses are presented by Training Director Tony Spencer-Smith. An award-winning novelist and former editor-in-chief of Readers Digest, he has trained hundreds of people at blue-chip corporations, government agencies and not-for-profit organisations and is known for his inspiring and humorous style. Tony also provides individual writing coaching online.

Reviews 

​'With his carefully constructed course, Tony cuts through the flab and gets straight to the nuts and bolts of writing with purpose and power. A unique training session that will make you look at words from a whole new perspective.' ​
Niranjala Hillyard, Science Communications Officer, Children's Medical Research Institute.
​'My job is to convince people to join our environmental campaigns. The Winning words course provided me with specific language tools to make my writing more persuasive, and gave great examples of them being used by top writers and leaders.'
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Kristen McDonald, Copywriter, Greenpeace Australia Pacific.