What to do when paralysis strikes— Once you hit on a writing process that works for you, it’s likely that you can apply a very similar process across multiple topic areas.
How to please your readers in LTP season — It's critical to consider what's of most interest to your readers when you're writing an LTP consultation document or an Asset Management Plan.
How to write better executive summaries — Writing a high quality executive summary can give the gift of time to people who need to know the key points about your plan or strategy.
Why councils need to be storytellers— It might be hard to give yourself permission to think about your infrastructure strategies, financial strategies, long term plans and other documents as stories … but there’s real value in taking this risk.
How to avoid boring your audience— Have you ever needed to introduce a report to your councillors, and struggled to give that summary in a concise, compelling way? I sure have. Sometimes it’s really hard to get inside the content and wrestle it into the shape of a story.
How to write a submission that gets results— Writing a submission takes time and effort, so it's worthwhile considering how to make your submission as effective as possible
