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Effective Copywriting Skills for the Public Sector
Persuade and Engage with Key Service Users
Chaired by
Alan Rutter
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Overview
Each audience is different. As a public sector professional, it’s your job to write copy that engages, influences and communicates effectively. But, we know writing persuasive copy can be a challenging task.
Our Effective Copywriting Skills for the Public Sector course equips you with the skills and tools needed to plan and create persuasive copy, no matter the audience.
Learn how to research your audience effectively, collate and articulate information quickly without losing key points or tone of voice and frame your message in a way that will gain a positive response every time.
Alan Rutter is a journalist, digital consultant, product owner and trainer.
He oversaw the iPad edition launches of Wired, GQ, Vanity Fair and Vogue in the UK, and has been working with Condé Nast International as product owner on a bespoke digital asset management system for their 11 global markets.
Until November 2014 he worked with Guardian Masterclasses on curating and delivering new course strands and teaching their B2B data visualisation courses for clients including the Financial Conduct Authority, the Home Office, Novartis, Haringey Council and Gloucestershire Police Constabulary.
Alan Rutter
Learning Outcomes
Learn how to better understand your audience
Successfully engage and persuade your audience
Ascertain the key components of writing captivating copy
Examine good and bad examples of public sector copywriting
Acquire a practical framework to help write engaging and persuasive copy
All the Understanding ModernGov courses are Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certified,
with signed certificates available upon request for event.
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Agenda
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Trainer’s Introduction and Clarification of Learning Objectives
10:00 - 11:00 Know Your Audience
Develop an effective tone of voice in your copy
Examine bad and best practice examples of copy
Quickly decipher information and material on your audiences
Take a flexible approach to writing copy: academic, political or policy
Establish who your audience is: stakeholder, service users, students and pupils
11:00 - 11:15 Morning Break
11:15 - 12:30 Defining Your Message
Learn effective methods to analyse your subject and create a clear, compelling narrative that will appeal to key service users and stakeholders.
Create a compelling story
Learn from good and bad examples
Effective features and benefits analysis
Understand the psychology of storytelling
Learn technical details of a policy or product
Structure a piece of writing to make your organisation appeal to service users
12:30 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 14:15 Create a Comprehensive Copywriting Toolkit
Learn methods to free yourself from jargon-heavy blurbs, and put your message into readable, plain English that readers will engage with.
Avoid monotonous writing
Understand the mechanics of writing
Use rhymes to get your message across
Harness social media for your organisation’s needs
Learn how to make press releases engage with key service users
14:15 - 15:00 Copywriting Editing Workshop
How to ensure your finished copy is accurate, presentable, professional, and does exactly the job you need it to
15:00 - 15:15 Afternoon Break
15:15 - 16:00 Writing Put into Practice
Work through specific examples that are related to your organisation
An opportunity to put everything you’ve learned into practice and receive detailed personal feedback from the trainer
16:00 - 16:15 Feedback, Evaluation and Close
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