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ESSENTIAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
WRITING AND PRESENTING
Effective Writing
Stand out from the crowd and make more impact
For all staff who want to write clearly, concisely and effectively. You will be offered individual support and guidance to produce high quality written material. You can practise in workshop sessions using your own material if you choose.
Programme Director Janet Newsome
Code Length Price
ERIT 2 days £825, £800*
Venue Dates
London 14-15 Apr 10, 24-25 May 10, 30 Jun-1 Jul 10, 21-22 Jul 10, 13-14 Sep 10, 2-3 Dec 10, 3-4 Feb 11
*Scotland 21-22 Jun 10
For further information Jan Maunder 01344 634 098, gtn 3803 4098
jan.maunder@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/erit
Advanced Writing
For those who wish to improve their writing skills, and with practise produce skilfully crafted drafts. The programme will enable you to recognise the components of good style and produce material which can influence and motivate others. The programme will encourage you to consider language, style and tone and enable you to tailor materials to the reader.
Programme Director Janet Newsome
Code Length Price
ARIT 2 days £825, £800*
Venue Dates
London 2-3 Jun 10, 20-21 Sep 10, 6-7 Dec 10, 10-11 Feb 11
*Scotland 18-19 Oct 10
For further information Jan Maunder 01344 634 098, gtn 3803 4098
jan.maunder@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/arit
Minute Writing for Meetings
For anyone wishing to learn or improve their minute-taking skills. This programme offers useful tips and valuable practise. On completion, you should be able to take accurate and relevant minutes, make effective use of pre- and post-meeting action, present minutes concisely and clearly, and balance taking minutes with contributing to meetings.
Programme Director Janet Newsome
Code Length Price
MWFM 1 day £410, £399*
Venue Dates
London 30 Apr 10, 28 May 10, 8 Jul 10, 6 Sep 10, 25 Oct 10, 8 Dec 10, 18 Jan 11, 14 Mar 11
*Scotland 23 Jun 10
For further information Jan Maunder 01344 634 098, gtn 3803 4098
jan.maunder@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/mwfm
Introduction to Report Writing
For anyone needing to produce quality reports and other written documents. You’ll be shown how to write clear, concise reports; tailor the style and design of material for specific readers; plan material logically and helpfully; give your reports a professional appearance; choose a suitable method for the presentation of statistical information; and proof read the final document for accuracy.
Programme Director Janet Newsome
Code Length Price
RWFS 2 days £805
Venue Dates
London 20-21 May 10, 1-2 Nov 10, 14-15 Feb 11
Scotland 24-25 Jun 10
For further information Jan Maunder 01344 634 098, gtn 3803 4098
jan.maunder@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/rwfs
Writing to Persuade
Persuasive writing skills are essential in communicating effectively
This one-day programme will be useful to those writing policy, working in communications or putting any kind of proposal together.
It covers the Professional Skills for Goverment (PSG) requirement to make creative use of communication mechanisms to inform, communicate and influence partners and stakeholders.
Writing to Persuade will help you: know your audience and how to gain and sustain their attention; package your argument using proven influencing approaches; identify the benefits of your proposal from the reader’s point of view; select your strategy – emotional appeal or rational argument?; anticipate and counter objections; provide tips and techniques for conveying information in the most direct way.
Programme Director Janet Newsome
Code Length Price
WTP 1 day £425
Venue Dates
London 29 Apr 10, 9 Sep 10, 21 Jan 11
For further information Jan Maunder 01344 634 098, gtn 3803 4098
jan.maunder@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/wtp
Brush Up Your Grammar
For everyone wishing to improve their grammar and punctuation. This programme is a good general introduction to the conventions of grammar and sentence structure and will help you eliminate common punctuation errors.
Programme Director Janet Newsome
Code Length Price
EFGM 1 day £470
Venue Dates
London 12 Apr 10, 4 Jun 10, 22 Nov 10, 11 Jan 11, 14 Feb 11, 25 Mar 11
Scotland 21 Sep 10
For further information Jan Maunder 01344 634 098, gtn 3803 4098
jan.maunder@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/efgm
Reading Faster with Understanding
For anyone who feels swamped by material or who has problems of comprehension, concentration or recollection. On completion, you will have developed techniques that allow you to spend less time on reading but with better results.
Programme Director Janet Newsome
Code Length Price
FAST 1 day £410, £399*
Venue Dates
London 26 Apr 10, 27 May 10, 21 Jun 10, 29 Jul 10, 23 Sep 10, 27 Oct 10, 23 Nov 10, 24 Jan 11, 22 Feb 11, 23 Mar 11
*Scotland 30 Jun 10
For further information Julie-Ann Herst 01344 634 087, gtn 3803 4087
julie-ann.herst@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/fast
And also... we are government's learning and development organisation and everything we do is contextualised to the public sector. This shows in all the notes, case studies and examples we use in our programmes.
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