"She is highly organized and her preparation starts well before the training delivery or class in a systematic debriefing and strategic analysis of a client's business."
Often, employees may be thrust into the position of managing the writing of others without enough training or background. This course will provide an introduction on how to best manage writing projects and writing teams; special focus is placed on reviewing and reacting to the writing of subordinates in positive and constructive ways. Combined with "Editing your employees' writing" workshop, this course provides a lively, one-day skill-building in communicating with employees about their writing.
Who will benefit from this class?
Managers
Supervisors
Technical personnel
Project managers
Writers and editors
This workshop covers:
General management and project management skills
How to delegate writing assignments
What standards to use to judge the effectiveness of writing
Style guides
Levels of edit
How to communicate standards to staff
How to establish effective and efficient review systems
How to communicate feedback to writers
How to help writers receive feedback
Resources for managers
Resources for writers
Learners should bring a sample document they have recently written (at least one page, five copies).
Comments from people who have attended this class
I have always hated giving feedback to my employees. I learned effective ways of handling the process and providing positive comments as well as negative ones.
I learned how to project-manage the review cycle so all my employees understand the process.
I can't say I look forward to providing feedback on employee writing, but I certainly learned the skills to make me a better reviewer and manager.
In the Text Doctor's classes:
Learners study an award-winning workbook.
Learners interact with the instructional material and with others in the classroom; they are always engaged, always awake, always learning and questioning.
Learners immediately apply course material to their own writing.
