Poorly written communications are bad for business. Mistakes can be expensive, whether they’re business proposals full of typos, web pages that fail to convey your message, ambiguous emails that create confusion, or presentation materials with errors that reflect badly on the presenter and your company. Business can be lost, costs increased, confidence undermined, and your reputation diminished.
Writers Victoria offers a range of professional writing courses for business and government clients.
Give your team the skills and confidence to develop clear and effective written communications — from reports, proposals and policies to emails, web pages and blog posts, speeches, media releases, marketing materials and more.
Our cost-effective, half- and one-day training courses can be delivered in your own venue at a time that suits you. You can also send some of your team members to one of our open workshops. Or, for tailored feedback and mentoring for a member of your team, look into our coaching packages.
Good writing gets better results. No matter your role or industry, good writing and communication skills can make a difference. Our experienced tutors use creative techniques to make our courses both practical and fun.
By training your staff with Writers Victoria, you’ll also be supporting the State’s peak body for writers and writing. Writers Victoria is a not-for-profit literary charity with more than 30 years’ experience providing professional development for all sorts of writers.
“Very interactive and positive”
“Clear, concise delivery, well-paced”
“A lot of opportunities to collaborate, problem solve and improve written products”
“Very good value for money”
“A great refresher”
Call us for a quote today, and to ask about:
- Holding your training day at Writers Victoria in Central Melbourne.
- Designing a bespoke training course to meet your needs.
How to book
For more information or to book your next course, email us at [email protected] or call 03 9094 7849.
Open workshops
We also host a number of workshops in our inner-Melbourne training room and other locations across Victoria. These full-day or half-day sessions allow you to book for one or more members of your team (or for yourself).
The Art of Corporate Storytelling with Spiri Tsintziras
- When: Friday 8 August, 10:30AM–1PM
- Where: Geelong Library & Heritage Centre (The Dome)
- Tickets: $40 or $20 for concession / students
Powerful storytelling can pack an emotional punch, humanising your brand and communicating your values. But how do you tell your story? And how can you use it to promote your business?
Through compelling storytelling, learn to engage your audience on a deeper level—making them more likely to connect with, support, and share your business with others.
Whether you’re already in business, work for an organisation, or have a business idea, this hands-on workshop provides concrete ways to weave storytelling into your marketing, website, and social media.
This program is presented as part of the Geelong Small Business Festival, in partnership with Geelong Regional Libraries Corporation.
You Will Learn:
- Knowledge about using your story to promote your business
- Tips and techniques for engaging your audience
- Hands on activities that will give you confidence in putting these concepts into practice
About the Tutor:
Spiri Tsintziras is an Australian writer and communications professional with over 30 years of storytelling experience in small business, not-for-profits, government and education. Spiri runs Writing Spirit, a communications business offering writing, editing, and training services, and has taught professional writing at Swinburne University over ten years. She is passionate about stories and how they can be used to promote and build up businesses big and small.
Introduction to Copywriting with Tait Ischia
- When: Wednesday 15 October, 10AM–4PM
- Where: The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne CBD
- Tickets:
- Members or Concession: $175
- Non Member: $230
It doesn’t matter if you’re a newbie, a working copywriter, or just want to improve your writing skills, everyone has something new to learn in this introduction to copywriting.
This workshop will introduce you to the world of copywriting. You’ll build your knowledge and develop a new vocabulary. It will improve your persuasive writing and may even give you the confidence to apply for copywriting jobs or get copywriting work. You’ll learn about the different types of copywriting, the fundamental methods of strategic thinking, and the grammatical rules and tools that help to persuade others. It’ll be fun, practical and full of useful information you can apply in your daily work.
Bring pen and paper, or a fully charged device, to join in the writing exercises.
You Will Learn:
- The different types of copywriting
- How to frame a copywriting problem into a brief
- How to write compelling headlines
- How to distill complex information simply and clearly
- How to use grammar and voice to persuade
About the Tutor:
Tait Ischia is a copywriter, content strategist, and content experience designer. When he started out, he wrote radio, print, and TV ads. Now he plans, writes, and manages large website projects for big organisations with complex needs. He’s worked for gigantic multinationals, small businesses, arts organisations, ad agencies, start-ups, and the government. He’s also aware that most biographies tell you little about a person; this one is no exception.
Webinars
Perhaps you’re unable to visit Central Melbourne for one of our workshops, or perhaps you’d prefer an hour of online professional development instead of a half-day training session. Our Business Writing webinars let you hone your skills from home or the office. All webinars are also recorded so that you can view them for a month afterwards.
There are no open-access webinars currently scheduled, but we will update this section when new ones are announced.
In-house coaching packages
Writers Victoria also offers one-on-one coaching for staff members within an organisation. This is a more intensive approach to Business Writing training, combining editing and mentoring in meetings customised to the staff member’s needs.
The hours in a package can be dedicated to one person or spread across several employees – for example, if you purchase a 5-hour package, that could pay for 5x 1-hour coaching sessions with 5 different staff members.
Initial Coaching package
5 hours of coaching with a Business Writing tutor of your choice. The sessions:
- can take place at your office, at Writers Victoria, by phone, or by Zoom
- are a form of mentoring designed for one or two people
- are a mix of document feedback and face-to-face meetings, tailored to your needs.
Advanced Coaching package
10 hours of editing and coaching with a Business Writing tutor of your choice.
- can take place at your office, at Writers Victoria, by phone, or by Zoom
- are a form of mentoring designed for one or two people
- are a mix of document feedback and face-to-face meetings, tailored to your needs
- save you money with a lower hourly rate.
For further information about our coaching packages, or to book, email [email protected] or call 03 9094 7849.