John Fletcher Consultancy
68 Altwood Road
Maidenhead
SL6 4PZ
UK
Tel:(0)1628-627387
Fax:(0)1628-632322
email: john.fletcher@lineone.net
Writing reports and business letters?
Would you like a professional coach?
For organisations
I have been running courses in official writing for many years.
Several organisations have tried it and come back for more.
These include the Public Trust Office (civil service), the John
Lewis Partnership (retail), the Lord Chancellor's Department (legal),
and the Building Research Establishment (scientific).
I also run public courses in writing for the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales.
Delegates send in advance a sample of their work.
This should be three
pages (or more) of official on-the-job writing (not something written
specially for the occasion, nor creative writing; and academic work
is usually unsuitable).
I analyse this in constructive detail and hand back a confidential
typescript commentary.
This private tuition is one of the most useful parts of the course.
Confidentiality guaranteed; but if you are dealing with sensitive material
you can change (or erase) names, dates, amounts, and any details which
might identify the subject.
Your commentary will not suffer.
It saves time if you have a copy of my book The Business Guide to Effective
Writing published by Kogan, price £7.99. If you want a copy and can't
get one ask me.
Could I do anything for your organisation?
For Individuals
If you are personally too busy to attend a course but need coaching in
this way, why not just take the distance learning without the course?
But I am not qualified to teach English as a foreign language.
A working knowledge of English is a condition. Subject to that, all nationalities welcome.
Cost
The tuition cost of an in-company course is £1,000 a day; the cost of a
commentary on 1000 words or three pages of typing is £100. But for the
first Internet clients, I will analyse a sample of your writing for nothing.
Page last updated: 23rd June 1998