Writing convincing advice and policy texts
How do you write attractive, readable policy texts that are concise and persuasive? In this tailor-made course, you will work with your own policy or advice documents in a targeted manner: from assignment to final draft. You will receive targeted feedback and tips which will immediately elevate your notes and advice.
What is the target group of the 'Writing policy and advice texts' course?
It's intended for anyone involved in policy development: policy officers, advisors, managers and board members.
Approach and content
Based on an intake interview, your own texts and your learning objectives, we will customise a programme just for you. The meetings themselves are mainly practical, with individual exercises, writing/rewriting policy documents, feedback and theory alternating.
What is covered?
- Setting policy: your policy document in the policy cycle
- The preparation: assignment, goal and reader
- Effective writing strategies
- Text components, structures and formats
- Policy document on an A4 sheet
- Clear structuring and reader-friendly writing
- Inverted pyramid writing style
- Employing persuasion with arguments
- Playing with language: imagery, figures of speech, words that work
- Writing in correct Dutch or English
Tailor-made course
We tailor this course to organisations, departments and teams. By means of an intake, we first assess your needs and requirements. This helps us to work toward tailor-made solutions that really work, with a programme that is adapted to all involved.
The course is available on our premises, in-company, or online. A combination is also possible. The costs depend on your specific wishes. You will always receive a tailor-made quote.