How to Write Fast When It's Due Yesterday
Seminar No: 02825-XNBB
CEU Credits: 0.6
Length: 1 day
Write quickly, easily and effectively—no matter how tight the deadline.
The clock is ticking and the report you promised is already a day late. You’ve got only thirty minutes to get a proposal finished in time for an important meeting. Whatever business you’re in, the one thing you can always count on is more deadlines, and a good many of them involve some kind of writing.
This highly focused, one-day writing skills workshop gives you fast, proven techniques to beat fear, writer’s block, constant interruptions and difficult, time-sensitive circumstances. You’ll explore a unique method known as DASH (Direction, Acceleration, Strength, Health) to systematically conquer your writing challenges—yet still express ideas and opinions clearly and appropriately.
How You Will Benefit
- Use special writing techniques that will help you stay calm in the midst of chaos
- Discover ways to jump-start the writing process and see how to prioritize writing tasks
- Master powerful thinking skills and create a mindset that encourages spontaneity
- Create a sense of urgency and attention to purpose that helps you use time efficiently
- Develop a mindset that focuses on pure speed to complete writing tasks quicker
What You Will Cover
- Discovering the roadblocks to writing under pressure
- The DASH approach for quick writing turnaround
- How best to incorporate preexisting material and cut extraneous information
- Achieving different styles to accommodate different signatures
- Making effective use of familiar structures and language
- Creating an efficient, writing-friendly environment
- Balancing perfection and productivity
- Planning proactively for the inevitable emergencies
Who Should Attend
All business professionals who experience time-sensitive deadlines and have a need to be able to write quickly under pressure, or individuals who just want to write faster in order to get more accomplished in less time.
Note: Participants must bring a laptop computer with installed word processing software.
Extended Description
Learning Objectives
- Meet Writing Deadlines By Hitting the Ground Running with Creative Get-Started Techniques
- Determine Which Documents Need Planning and Checking (and Which Do Not) to Streamline the Writing Process
- Develop a System for Maximizing Creativity to Improve Efficiency
- Plan as Early as Possible to Avoid Time-Consuming Emergencies
Direction—Hitting the Ground Running
- Uncover Time-Wasting Myths and Time-Management Realities in the Writing Process
- Describe Techniques for Generating Ideas to Meet Tight Deadlines
Acceleration—Writing on the Fly
- Prioritize Writing Tasks to Put First Things First
- Use Techniques to Write Faster Under Pressure
Strength—Standing Fast in the Midst of Chaos
- Create an Environment Conducive to Writing Efficiently
- Learn the Quality Control Process from the Top Down
Heart—Planning for the Unexpected
- Gain Confidence to Meet Writing Challenges
- Cultivate a Proactive Plan to Write Under Pressure
Start and End times: first day - 8:30am-5pm, all other days 9am-5pm unless otherwise specified. Your registration confirmation notice will confirm the hotel/conference center for the seminar for which you registered. The information included on this page is all the information available on this seminar.** Online Registration & Fee Information **