Create a smooth process and an excellent end product
The process of drafting collaboratively can be complex, frustrating, and slow. This training shows you how to:
manage the drafting process so it is much more efficient
create powerful, clear, readable documents, even with many cooks in the drafting kitchen
reduce rework and increase satisfaction for the team
significantly cut time to create the final document
avoid repetition and inconsistency in the final version
Draft Documents Collaboratively
Some of our clients
Alberta Energy System Operator
Canada Alberta Jobs Grant Program
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
GNWT Department of Infrastructure
GNWT Environment and Climate Change
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board
Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board
Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments
Verra
Workshop details
We customize our workshops to your organization, team, documents, templates, and style guides
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This is highly customized content. We would:
meet with you to understand your document and timelines
recommend the amount of time based on your goals
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Every writer and reviewer involved in the process, including higher-ups. This short investment of their time saves hours and hours later.
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We meet with you to discuss your group's challenges and goals
You send us past document examples, if you have them
We analyze your documents and create before-and-after examples to model options for structure and language
We customize our course material using these excerpts to help decision making
What you’ll learn
Build structure early to avoid a complex (and hellish) editing process
Choose a common style to create consistency and reduce editing
Understand how to manage the process for efficiency, strong end product, and less pressure on the team
Structure messages with supporting evidence so the final document is coherent and not repetitive
Build a sense of purpose and direction with the team
Allocate who writes each section using a structure that keeps writers clear
Use peer review processes to develop working relationships and help writers see the document as a whole
Understand the principles that shape style and draft a sample section to model style for this document
Use each team member’s skills effectively
Decide on supporting resources like templates or style guides
Efficiently manage drafting, reviewing, and proofreading tasks
Start the conversation
I was reflecting on the best courses I’ve taken and this was hands down one of the best. So applicable to my daily work.
— Ministry of Environment and Parks
I appreciated the tailoring of the workshop materials to our organization, using real-time, current writing examples to analyze and improve. It was readily applicable to my work and very professionally done.”
—The Civilian Complaints and Review
I saw an immediate and lasting improvement in my branch and the organization as a whole. Products became much more concise. The biggest benefit was that it gave people permission to leave extraneous details out. It definitely reduced the time spent on reviews and revisions.”
— Executive Director of the Public Service Commission
