Clients
What Clients Say
David Wardrop-White
Director, consulting – major UK based consultancy firm
I have worked with Jane over several years, as a partner in our firm's project to raise the standard of written English in reports, presentations and other documents.
Jane knows her subject inside-out and brings to her work invaluable insight and experience from the range of clients and organisations for which she works. This helps her to advise not only only what "good" looks like, but also to guide us on how to embed it in our business.
I respect Jane's judgement, and have in many instances left it to her to determine the best course of action in developing an individual's writing skills.
Jane brings a realistic, pragmatic approach to her work which fits well with the "can do" culture of the firm. She is also very pleasant to work with, bringing humour and wit to bear on some of the more challenging situations which the English language gives us.
Mark Chaplin
Senior Research Consultant at Information Security Forum
As an organisation that prides itself in the quality of its written work, my organisation benefits from Jane's advice and guidance on many important aspects of producing high-calibre reports, from planning and development through to review and publication. We have used the expertise and services of Jane for many years, and it is always a pleasure to participate in one of her workshops. I look forward to working with her in the future.
Work with
Large Corporates
In these organisations, senior people review important documents before publication. They should only have to check for technical accuracy and alignment with business strategy. Instead they find themselves having to reorganise the structure of reports and the sentences within them.
Words Work's tailored report writing courses provide writers with a process so that they can break down the task into logical steps. This means they can plan before they write and pay more attention to sentence structure when they get there.
Public sector bodies and membership organisations
Where there is a strong culture of an in-house style, and often a good writers' style guide to give guidance, staff still sometimes need help to interpret them.
Individuals whose writing skills have not kept pace with their position
Senior managers do not have the time or the inclination to attend writing courses, and it can be difficult for them if their own staff are attending as well. One-to-one coaching can help to zone in on individual priority areas fast. A few two-hour sessions with feedback on real written work between them can make all the difference, providing new confidence and a programme for continuing self development.
Priorities often include creating an outline plan (as opposed to a first draft) managing long documents, writing effective summaries and getting key points across more succinctly.
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