Structure for the reader
Practise choosing the main point, arranging sections and writing headings that help readers find what they need. Exercises use the purpose and audience of your documents.
Main point · sequence · headings
Programmes & delivery
Choose a writing challenge to practise together.
Live online workshops in English for one team. We tailor the agenda and exercises to the document excerpts, group size and learning priorities agreed in advance.
Clarity at sentence level
Work on direct language, useful detail and manageable sentences. Compare revision options and discuss how each choice affects meaning, tone and reader effort.
Sentence choices · precision · tone
Consistent editorial review
Develop shared review criteria for terminology, style and document structure. Practise giving actionable feedback and separating essential changes from preferences.
Review criteria · terminology · feedback
A typical two-hour session
- 15 minutes: introduce the purpose and review criteria.
- 35 minutes: guided exercise using a selected excerpt.
- 10 minutes: a short break.
- 35 minutes: compare revisions and discuss choices.
- 25 minutes: group feedback, questions and next steps.
This agenda is illustrative; the agreed programme can vary within the two-hour session length.
What to share before preparation
- Your document types and intended readers.
- Team size, starting level and learning priorities.
- Permitted excerpts within the package limits.
- Any terminology or style guidance you already use.
- A contact to review the programme and proposed dates.
Please remove unnecessary personal or sensitive information from the excerpts.
Illustrative exercise
Small editing choices.
A clearer next step.
Explore three ways to revise a short internal instruction: put the action first, make the sentence direct and use a consistent term.
Try it first
Before opening each revision, ask: what does the reader need to do, and which words help them do it?
Before opening each revision, ask: what does the reader need to do, and which words help them do it?
01 / Put the action first
What belongs at the beginning?
Starting text
As part of the planning process for next month’s update, comments on the draft are requested from the team by Friday.
Revision to discuss
Send your comments on the draft by Friday. We will use them to plan next month’s update.
Discussion: the action and deadline come first; the purpose follows. Confirm the date and who receives the comments before using the instruction.
02 / Keep terms consistent
Is this one document or two?
Starting text
Open the project summary. Add your comments to the briefing document and return the summary to the coordinator.
Revision to discuss
Open the project summary, add your comments and return it to the coordinator.
Discussion: this revision assumes all three references mean the same document. Confirm that assumption before removing a term or merging steps.
03 / Make review comments actionable
Give a reason for the change.
General comment
This paragraph is confusing. Please rewrite it.
Focused review comment
Could the paragraph begin with the action and deadline? That would help readers identify what they need to do before reading the background.
Discussion: name the specific issue, suggest a change and explain its purpose. Leave room to confirm the author’s intent.
Packages, preparation and materials
01 / One focused session
Focused workshop
One writing challenge, explored together.
CA$690CAD · per team package
- 1 live online session · 2 hours
- Up to 8 participants · one team
- 1 supplied document excerpt · up to 800 words
- 1 tailored exercise, worksheet and editing checklist
- 1 programme revision round · 3 business days to prepare
02 / Two connected sessions
Team practice
Build a shared approach through guided practice.
CA$1,490CAD · per team package
- 2 live online sessions · 2 hours each
- Up to 12 participants · one team
- 2 supplied excerpts · up to 1,600 words in total
- 2 tailored exercises, worksheets and review rubric
- 2 programme revision rounds · 5 business days to prepare
03 / A three-part series
Editorial series
Work through structure, clarity and consistency.
CA$2,490CAD · per team package
- 3 live online sessions · 2 hours each
- Up to 16 participants · one team
- 3 supplied excerpts · up to 2,400 words in total
- 3 tailored exercises, worksheets, rubric and team action sheet
- 2 programme revision rounds · 7 business days to prepare
Indicative fees in Canadian dollars for one team learning in English. Each session includes guided practice and group feedback. Document limits cover all supplied excerpts used to tailor the exercises. Programme revision rounds are consolidated comments on the proposed agenda and materials before delivery. Preparation starts after scope approval and receipt of all materials; time waiting for your review is additional. Live session dates are agreed separately, subject to availability. Delivery uses a mutually agreed video meeting platform; no meeting software is embedded in this site. The written quote confirms the total fee, any applicable taxes, payment terms and schedule. Individual manuscript editing, recordings, translation, certification, travel and venue hire are outside these packages.
Plan a practical session
What does your team need to write?
Tell us about the documents, the people using them and the editing challenges you want to address.
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