10 Commandments of Business Writing: Women in Business Discussion Group Tues 31 Oct

Tuesday, 31 October, 2017

5.30pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

Bloomberg’s 2016 Job Skills Report showed that, for the finance industry, recruiters rate communication skills above ALL other skills.

That included quantitative skills, leadership ability, and analytical skills. 

 

Having top technical skills doesn’t guarantee people will listen to you. In fact, people great with numbers often struggle with words.

 

Since most of a CPA’s communication is in writing, it’s critical you do it well.

 

So this month we’re excited to have corporate communications expert, Paul Jones, speak to us about The 10 Commandments of Business Writing.

 

'Is he gonna preach to us?' 
No. But he will help you see the error of your ways when it comes to writing at work.

He'll cover the 10 Big Ones critical to you getting impact on the page, including how to:

• Be clear and concise
• Engage disinterested people
• Trigger readers to action
• Get your message across to busy skim-readers
• Avoid embarrassing mistakes. 

On the night, you'll also get a funky infographic reminding you of these blessed principles:

 

LIMITED SEATS

If you’re keen, avoid disappointment – reserve your seat now. RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 27 October.

 

ABOUT PAUL JONES

Paul is co-founder of corporate-training company, Magneto Communications, and enterprise writing coach, Credosity.

 

For 20 years, Paul’s principles and frameworks have helped blue-chip CXO teams through to graduates change how they write, think and lead at work. His clients include Westpac Group, KPMG, BHP and Pfizer. 

 

'My writing is fine.' Sure it is. But just in case:

 

Take a little test

 

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 26 September 2017 | 5.30pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

For our September session, Holly MacCue will be returning to present:

How to Influence with Impact at Work  

Join Holly for an interactive and influential talk where she will share:

• How to create more influence and impact in your work (even if you’re a natural introvert) 
• The game-changing strategies that enabled her to negotiate a flexible role in a global organisation while creating a profitable business from scratch
• How to step up, speak up and show up in your work to have the contribution you know you are meant for (without feeling rude, pushy or arrogant)
• Simple secrets to effortlessly bring others on board and get a YES more often (regardless of what you are asking for, and who you are talking to)

                                              

Holly MacCue is a Career Success Coach, Leadership Trainer and Marketing Strategist who passionately helps women all over the world to find the clarity and confidence to ‘re-write the rules’ for their career success and achieve more balance, fulfilment and happiness in their work. Using powerful techniques, she supports her clients to unlock their most courageous selves to create a career of their design, whether this is launching their dream business, or making the corporate world work for them.

Originally from the UK, Holly has lived and worked in England, France, Spain and Switzerland before choosing Sydney, Australia as her home in 2013. With a background in brand strategy working for leading multi-national organisations on multi-million dollar portfolios, she understands and values the power of a positive mindset as the enabler to long term success without stress or burnout. 

This personal experience has led to a long term interest in the impact that our ‘Inner Winner’ and our ‘Inner Critic’ can have on every aspect of our career performance, as well as our overall quality and enjoyment in all areas of our lives. Holly leverages the power of the subconscious mind in her coaching programs to help others understand, develop and implement their ‘Inner Winner’ strategies so that they can design a life and career that lights them up.  She is particularly passionate about sharing the message that you don’t need to quit your job or overhaul every aspect of your life in order to achieve this.

Holly is also Founder of a successful training business ‘Future Focus Training and Development’ through which she delivers personal leadership programs that equip emerging talent across educational and corporate organisations.  She has coached clients from all industries and backgrounds, including entrepreneurs, accountants, engineers, lawyers, teachers, and even nuclear scientists, supporting them to influence with impact and achieve their full potential. 

Holly is a strong advocate of personal development and has studied with the industry’s top thought-leaders for the past decade, including facilitating alongside John Grinder, the co-creator of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and former teacher of Tony Robbins.  A qualified Personal Performance coach, she attained her Diploma with Distinction from the world’s largest coaching organization, The Coaching Academy UK. Accredited in DISC profiling, Workplace Motivators and Emotional Intelligence, Holly incorporates these multi-science tools into her training and coaching programs with powerful results.

Described as ‘personal, charismatic and magnetic’, Holly is a career blogger for The Huffington Post, and has appeared in Marie Claire, Cleo and The Australian.

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 22 September 2017.