Deepen your analysis and expertise
This course builds on the skills from Effective Briefing Notes. It targets experienced writers who draft many briefing notes or write them for high-priority situations.
Advanced Briefing Note Writing
Workshop details
We customize our workshops to your organization, team, documents, templates, and style guides
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In-person—Half day (3.5 hours)
Live webinar—Half day (3.5 hours)
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Staff who have taken Effective Briefing Notes and have written more than 10 briefings
Reviewers and leaders
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We meet with you to discuss your group's challenges and goals
You send us a series of representative documents
We analyze your documents
We customize our course material using excerpts from your documents
We hold the workshop
Deeply understand what makes for an excellent briefing note
Learn six problem patterns to watch out for and how to correct them
Build confidence for complex and high-stakes issues
Handle multiple options and cost-benefit analyses effectively
Anticipate questions and objections
Address gaps and sensitivities
Develop deeper analytical skill
Support messages with compelling evidence
Communicate complex content simply
Work effectively under tight timelines and pressure
Save organizational time in the writing and review process
What you’ll learn
Prioritize and synthesize complex information
Deepen analysis and the ability to present it effectively
Speed up the process and reduce the number of edits
It starts with a conversation
It was a thorough and focused look into the mechanics of BN writing. The straight forward formula will make getting started much easier.
— Alberta Education
The presentation and materials are excellent. I have recommended the Effective BN course to many of my colleagues (who have registered) and I will recommend this course as well.
—Government of Alberta ministry
Nice continuation of the previous course. Very illustrative examples. Considering other tools to write a BN.
— Alberta Education
