Plain Words – Writing Executive Summaries Course Outline

How to Write Executive Summaries – Training Course Outline

Most people will tell you that the purpose of an executive summary is to encapsulate your whole idea in just 250 words. And that’s where they go wrong…

It’s actually all about creating that right first impression. The job of the executive summary is to sell, not to describe. You need to convey the essence and energy of your idea – and you have about 30 seconds to grab your readers’ interest.

The executive summary should be the best-written and most polished piece of the document. This is because many readers may only look at the executive summary when deciding whether or not to read the entire bid, business case or report.

If you want to learn how to write compelling executive summaries that clearly demonstrate your ideas and strategy, then this course is for you.

What you will learn on this course

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Course Duration

This course is a one-day, interactive workshop. Delegates practise writing executive summaries, learning the techniques through group discussion, exercises and working on real documents you bring on the day.

Follow up session

Get the most from a staff training day and make sure valuable ideas aren't forgotten by booking a follow-up session. Our trainer will visit you again a month to six weeks after your course to give delegates the chance to:

Course Contents

1. Starting off on the right foot

Pre-Course Questionnaire

When you book we send you a questionnaire which we ask you to return to us before you attend the course. This enables our Trainers to assess your needs in advance.

2. Thinking about your readers

3. Structuring the executive summary

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4. Making your writing persuasive

5. Creating the right first impression

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6. What about graphics?

7. Giving it that final polish

8. Case study

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For details of timetabled courses, see the schedule. For prices, see the costs table.

To reserve your places you can either book on-line or call us on +44 (0)1635 202013.

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