Christchurch Branch Event - The WriteMark Awards - a Judge Presents
Christchurch Branch Event
Come and hear one of New Zealand's best speakers talk about plain English and the WriteMark Plain English Awards. Ralph Brown, from Skillset New Zealand, is coming to Streamliners to help us to think about our writing style in a new way.
Ralph will present six ideas that sum up what modern professional writers do. In one hour he will give you a simple writing and editing method you can use for the rest of your career. Ralph has taught the method to thousands of business writers in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Ralph is a regular judge of the WriteMark Plain English competition and he'll be encouraging you to enter your best work. Even making the finals will earn you the recognition of your organisation, colleagues, and clients.
Where and when
Wednesday 22 July. 5:30 pm networking. Meeting from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm.
Cost
- Members $11.50 incl GST.
- Non-members $17.25 incl GST
- Student members free of charge.
- Members 15.00 incl GST
- Non-members $20.00 incl GST
- Student members free of charge.
Note: Members = members of TechCommNZ and affiliated organisations: NZATD, TWIA, PRINZ.
About the speaker
He has taught thousands of writers in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore a simple writing and editing method that summarises what modern professional writers do.
Ralph’s six books include Making Business Writing Easy and Making Business Writing Happen.
He has worked in all the major media - including 12 years reporting and directing news and current affairs for Television New Zealand and on secondment to the BBC in Norwich and London.
He holds a post-graduate Diploma in Journalism and the top international accreditation CSP from the National Speakers Association Australia.
He is a regular judge and chair of an international panel for the New Zealand Writemark Plain English Competition.
Ralph founded what is now Skillset New Zealand 30 years ago and remains its managing director.