It's up to you. We've designed the course so you can choose the pace that suits you best. But this will give you a rough idea:

The speed version—If you only watched the videos and read (but didn’t do) the main exercises, it would take you roughly 4-5 hours back-to-back. You might do this short version if you are a manager who wants a sense of what your staff are learning to help you review their work.

The full version—To do the exercises and master the concepts takes roughly 10 to 15 hours. (We then recommend doing the speed version once more, as you write an actual briefing note.)

The course is self-paced, with access for 4 months from the day you register.

If you get busy and need more time, just email us and we can extend the timeframe.

Our goal is always to create useful, applicable material. If you aren't satisfied, please tell us why, and we can refund your money.

You walk away with real skills. It is not theoretical. Every piece of guidance in the course is practical and immediately applicable—to great effect.

We built the course to be interesting and varied. We use white board video, film of instructors, exercises, before-and-after examples, quizzes, immediate practice of concepts, and opportunities to comment and learn from other people who take the course.

We interact with you. You ask us questions and send us your exercises, and we respond with useful feedback.

It won't waste your time. We built the course the same way we recommend writing a briefing note—with focused, useful content and no fluff that doesn’t add value.

We look at briefing notes in context. Writers are not the only factors in creating strong briefing notes. We show how you can improve your organizational process as a whole.