What our clients say about us

Workshops that make lasting changes
Inspiring communicators - feedback on our trainers
Transforming writing - feedback on our consultancy work

Workshops that make lasting changes

Business Writing

'Best writing course I've been on. Destroyed the myths of business writing like 'you have to use big words'. Well run and enjoyable.'

Dee Pollock — Ministry of Social Development

 

'Wish I had done this course years ago.'

Eileen McAtee — Kites Trust

 

'It's the simple things that can make a huge impression on a reader.'

Steven Te Waiti — ANZ

  

'This session has clarified and reiterated the importance of plain English and reader-focused writing. Writing needs to be engaging, structured, and simple to understand and that's what I have learnt today. Thank you.'

Hetal Jani — ANZ

 

'Thank you so much. I feel confident in approaching my next writing task and have rethought the way I do all my communications to make my tone more consistent.'

Ruth Jackson — Kites Trust

'Everyone needs to write in plain English these days, so book yourself on this course today. It is perfect.'

Taurale Fonoti — NZ Post 

 

'The workshop has provided me with the tools and ideas on how I can write better documents. Being a lawyer, they are essential to providing services to my clients. I can see the light!'

Ben Cain — James and Wells

 

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Editing and Proofreading

'A fantastic way to spend the day. Valuable and highly recommended.'

Jessica Boyce — Ministry of Youth Development

 

'Editing and proofreading is an essential art that shouldn't be missed. It's an essential part of good business.'

Kate Mitchell — Department of Internal Affairs

 

'I think this course took something very complicated and made it clear and simple and much easier to understand.'

Katy Holmes — Martin Jenkins

 

'A great day. The time flew by. Very interesting and informative. Met all my expectations and more.'

Toni Coleman — Learning State

  

'The editing and proofreading workshop was worthwhile. It gets you thinking about writing like you never have before.'

Jessica Douglas — Ministry of Justice

 

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Effective Meetings

'Thoroughly enjoyed the training. I have gained tools to take away with me that I can implement into my work. Thank you. Thanks Helen, found you really helpful!'

Tabitha Handley — Wellington Capital and Coast District Health Board

 

'This course was very comprehensive and left me with no unanswered questions. It was enjoyable and I would recommend it to anyone who writes minutes or is interested in the process.'

Alice Bell — New Zealand Qualifications Authority

 

'Learnt a lot for my new job; I will be holding an Admin team meeting to change minute templates and systems!'

Jessica Walker — Capital and Coast District Health Board

 

'A really great and easy to understand course for those who have never had the opportunity to take minutes because they have been too afraid to put their hand up to say I will or I can.'

Lisa McCullagh — Greater Wellington Regional Council

 

ESOL For Business

'Very good. The instructor is very knowledgeable.'

Chris Ou — Housing New Zealand Corporation

 

'This training is really helpful.'

Donghong Wang — Tertiary Education Commission

 

'Very good training course.'

Rachel Lin — ERMA New Zealand

 

Everyday Writing and Your Brand

'As an advocate for plain English I thought the course was great. The more people who learn it the better.'
Ronnie Anderson — Medical Assurance Society of New Zealand

'I would recommend this workshop to other colleagues/friends who are rebranding or reviewing existing material.'
Peta Blake — Medical Assurance Society of New Zealand

'Really enjoyed the small group size. Found it engaging, interesting, and interactive. Resources and book references very useful. Chance to receive feedback really valuable - would almost like more criticism.'
Dana MacDairmid — Statistics New Zealand

'The workshop on brand voice was engaging and enlightening. It can be challenging at times to reflect who we are and what we believe in through our communications, but this workshop provides a bit of a toolbox. Excellent!'
Malcolm Aitken — Asthma & Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

 

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Minute Writing

'Lots of good tips for taking minutes and understanding the importance of the role of the minute-taker.'

Nicola Hikaka — Department of Corrections

 

'Great course! Really worthwhile to attend, didn't know there we so many aspects to minute writing.'

Shelley Curtis — Office of the Auditor-General

 

'I found the minute writing course a real boost to my confidence. I now feel prepared to write minutes effectively and confidently at my work.'

Amelia Boyce — Wairarapa REAP

 

'A really great and easy to understand course for those who have never had the opportunity to take minutes because they have been too afraid to put their hand up to say I will or I can.'

Lisa McCullagh — Greater Wellington Regional Council

 

Persuasive Proposals

‘I have found this workshop very valuable. It has provided me with some useful techniques.’

Judith Wallace — Career Services

‘A great day - that will have an immediate benefit to our organisation.’

Paul O'Sullivan — Orbit Corporate Travel
 

‘The persuasive proposals workshop Christine ran for us was so informative and helpful. We all made changes to our writing overnight!’ 

Kendal Morgan-Marshall — Ocean Design Group

 

‘I'm looking forward to putting what I've learned into practice and getting better results.’ 

Andrew Cook — Westpac

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Productivity Powerhouse

'Todays session gave me greater understanding of how I could do things to improve my productivity, not just at work but life in general.'

 

‘Highly recommended — I will change the way I work and live!’

 

‘The course was really interesting and interactive, with plenty of hints for the workplace and socially.’

 

‘Blending courses gave me maximum benefit from the day.’

 

Punctuate Perfectly

'Great course — practical examples, and great discussion to explain why punctuation rules are so valid.'

Lesley Reidy — Ministry of Transport

 

'I thought a lot of valuable information got covered in a very short space of time! Great refresher.'

Candice MacLachlan — Ministry for the Environment

 

'Punctuation made fun.'

Katrina Lynn — Ministry of Economic Development

 

'This was great, thank you so much — I will come back for more.'

Komal Narayan — NZEI

 

'I was extremely impressed with the way this class was planned, structured and taught. Learning by doing along with clear, simple explanation of core ideas. Selection of material: core, but not too much. Lots of effective learning for all learning styles.'

Peter Crothall — Chrysalis Seed Trust

 

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Report Writing (1 day)

'Plain English writing has revolutionised my approach to writing. You can say I am a true convert.'

Bonnie Gadd — Electricity and Gas Commission

 

'I would recommend this course. It will definitely help me to write more effective reports. The course taught me to be more reader-focused and to write simple language and use short sentences.'

Kate Lamb — ANZ

 

'This workshop is an absolute essential for helping to build upon writing skills, to help make sense of information, and to provide a way to share that information effectively so it makes sense to others.'

Christine Stewart — Te Puni Kokiri

 

'It doesn't matter how many reports you have written - this course will change your life - I left skipping with enthusiasm!'

Juliet Price — Parliamentary Counsel Office

 

Report Writing (2 day)

'Good paced session, addressed issues identified by participants from a wide variety of backgrounds.'

Sarah Teesdale-Spittle — New Zealand Post

 

'Makes you take a step back and look at the bigger picture when writing reports, to provide knowledge of making my reports short, simple, and understandable.'

Michele Hunt — New Zealand Fire Service

 

'Excellent workshop, I learnt a great many relevant techniques to improve my writing.'

Yvonne Coghlan — Inland Revenue

 

'It was a really useful course and I definitely would recommend it to everyone!'

Kathryn Low — Buddle Findlay

 

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Web Lab

I have very little experience as a web writer but now I feel like an expert.'

Karla Paotonu — VSA

 

'Useful course for anyone writing web content or managing those who do. Especially senior managers or any decision makers would benefit from a better understanding. Cheers!'

Sabrina Pick — Career Services

 

'A fantastic course. I now want to completely rewrite our current website and look forward to writing our new website confidently.'

Jennifer Whooley — Victim Support

 

'I recommend it for all web writers and managers who sign off/approve web content.'

Robyn Luscombe — Ministry of Education

 

'The information was presented in a very simple, obvious manner. I found everything very relevant. I believe my web writing skills will benefit greatly from this course. Thank you.'

Catherine Cotter — Victim Support

 

'I thought I knew a lot about web writing. But it seems I didn't until today. My web writing skills have been deconstructed, but now will be immediately reconstructed, so I can create great web content.'

David Barrow — Victim Support

 

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Writing Powerful Letters and Emails

'Fantastic! Loved it, would recommend this course to all.'

Clinton O'Leary — BNZ

 

'Margaret kept me engaged the whole day with her fantastic energy and presentation skills.'

Sharon Rushbatch — Meridian Energy

 

'Everyone needs to go on this course! Very worthwhile.'

Liz Tomescu — Mental Health Commission

 

'It has given me more insight into how important and enjoyable letter and email writing can be if done properly.'

Steve Croxson — New Zealand Post

 

'There's so much more to writing than we think. Once you have been to the training, it actually makes so much sense.'

Sayee Barua — Telecom

 

From Page to Stage

'Productive and relevant; this workshop dealt pragmatically with the common issues many of us face when presenting.'

Keriana Whittaker — YouXD

 

'Standing in front of an audience and delivering a great presentation requires preparation, thoroughness and ability to charm. The course tutor illustrated these skills in her personal manner as well as in the useful course matter and exercises. Thank you for imparting such useful knowledge.'

Antonia Kokalova-Grey — Asia New Zealand Foundation

 

'I really enjoyed it. The content and contact was just right. Thank you.'

Charles Edwards — New Zealand Police

 

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Speech Writing

'An inspiring speech writing course. Really looked at writing from lots of different angles. Worthwhile even for a veteran speech writer.'

Julia Crosfield — Ministry for the Environment

 

'Fun, informative. Courses can often seem very long — this day actually went really fast!'

Matthew Paterson — Ministry of Health

 

'Very worthwhile! Presenter made it super interesting and I actually came away with great ideas about how to make my speeches more interesting.'

Diana Hawkins — New Zealand Customs Service

 

'Whether you're writing speeches for yourself or for someone else, this course is invaluable for learning how to make your writing interesting and relevant to an audience.'

Tanya Piejus — Ministry for the Environment

 

'It was a very well-structured, interesting and fun course. I learned a lot from it.'

Katherine MacGregor — New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

 

Advanced Reading

‘Since doing your Advanced Reading course, I have not only increased my speed and comprehension but have re-discovered the pleasure of reading! I’d recommend the course to anyone!’
Michael Dong, Simillimum Homeopathic Pharmacy

‘I enjoyed the approach taken — that reading is a skill that can be improved by focusing on learning particular approaches.’
Georgina McPherson, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

‘Initially I wasn't convinced I could read a lot faster without losing comprehension — over the duration of the course I discovered this was totally achievable.’
Phillipa Russell, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

'One of the most valuable courses I have done. Judith came across as a highly competent and effective trainer — captured the attention of the group and kept things moving at just the right pace!’
Lisa Davies, Director, Treaty of Waitangi Information Unit, State Services Commission

Inspiring communicators — feedback on our trainers

…rave reviews

'I am absolutely ecstatic about how thought-provoking this course has been for everyone and the rave reviews and how useful the tools will be. It has been very exciting indeed. Yesterday I had a senior manager wanting to look at the course with his team in mind.'

 

…improved by leaps and bounds

'I should say that the quality of the team's writing has improved by leaps and bounds since we did the session with you.'

 

…the only choice

'We selected Write because you have an excellent reputation in the market. You are well known as the experts and the leading providers of business writing training. We always receive high reviews from participants in your workshops, whether public workshops or our own workshops. When I started investigating providers for this work, every person I talked to said "Write". They are the only choice.'

 

…exceeded my expectations

'The workshop exceeded my expectations. I feel confident in being able to use what I have learnt today. A great teaching style, a memorable experience, lots of relevant story-telling. It was very worthwhile and appropriate for the environment in which I work. Thank you.'

 

…wonderful feedback — Governance Committees and board papers

'I am relieved — I knew it would be all good, not this good though. What wonderful feedback. This should be attributed back to you and your team and the hard work that has been done behind the scenes to really understand the Governance Committees and the not so easy to understand board papers.'

 

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Transforming writing — feedback on our consultancy work

…prompt and incredibly accurate

'The work was prompt and incredibly accurate — I couldn’t fault it at all! The style guide is extremely useful and allowed me to get a lot of the annual report right before I sent it to you. The style guide is so good it almost does you out of a job!'

 

…the extra mile

'I have to say that Write has done a sterling job with our policy documents and I very much appreciate your willingness to go the extra mile to work to our deadlines.'

 

…you did a great job — simplifying technical language

'We'd like to thank you for all the hard work you have done in developing the claims forms. It was always going to be a challenge to simplify the technical language. You did a great job and we now have a tool that is really going to help people making or responding to claims.'

 

…commitment to making our newsletter a success

'I’d like to thank you for your hard work and ongoing commitment to making our newsletter a success. It’s because of your high standards that we’ve been able to make this newsletter a professional publication that regularly receives praise from the Managing Director and Chairman, support workers and funders.'

 

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