Philip Vassallo, Ed.D.
Phone: 732-721-7577 w Fax: 732-727-7491
E-mail: Vassallo@aol.com w Internet: www.PhilVassallo.com
Powerful Executive Summaries
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Audience
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Associates charged with writing summaries of lengthy reports, proposals, and white papers for their managers and steering committees at the highest level of their organizations
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Duration
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One day
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Description
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During this course, participants have several opportunities to practice writing summaries of reports from the fields of business and government. Through useful resources and carefully guided group discussions, participants will discover the key elements of executive summaries and the process for planning, creating, and critiquing their own executive summaries.
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Scope
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· Approach summary writing with a clear and useful strategy
· Fuse the summary’s purpose with the issues that matter the readers
· Sort ideas to clarify the purpose
· Craft paragraphs that reinforce the intent of the executive summary
· Edit language to move the reader to action
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Materials
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· Powerful Executive Summaries course manual
· The Art of E-Mail Writing by Philip Vassallo
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Enrollment
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Limited to 12 participants
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Consultant
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Philip Vassallo
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Assessment
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Pre-course customized 4S Writing assessments of participant-submitted samples (add one-half consulting day)
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