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Local government masterclasses

Our masterclasses are focused on tips and tricks to help you improve the quality of your advice on a wide range of topics. These are designed for you to be able to distribute amongst your staff and use them as part of regular discussions about improving the quality of advice, or in-house training.

Brief 1

Communication with aliens

Brief 1
Brief 2

Executive summaries

Brief 2
Brief 3

Making great papers

Brief 3
Brief 4

Being brief and clear

Brief 4
Brief 5

Risk

Brief 5
Brief 6

Peer review

Brief 6
Brief 7

Better use of headings and subheadings

Brief 7
Brief 8

Presenting evidence

Brief 8
Brief 9

Going electronic

Brief 9
Brief 10

Introducing the key papers

Brief 10
Brief 11

Finishing with a bang! Conclusions

Brief 11
Brief 12

Dealing with attachments

Brief 12
Brief 13

QA practical ideas

Brief 13
Brief 14

Writing recommendations

Brief 14
Brief 15

Te Reo Māori

Brief 15
Brief 16

Kissinger

Brief 16
Brief 17

Using A3s to best effect

Brief 17
Brief 18

Options analysis

Brief 18
Brief 19

Commissioning

Brief 19
Brief 20

Tips on writing from Mark Twain

Brief 20
Brief 21

Peer review vs QA

Brief 21
Brief 22

Learning from things that go well

Brief 22
Brief 23

Fast papers

Brief 23
Brief 24

Turbo peer review

Brief 24
Brief 25

Series of papers

Brief 25
Brief 26

PowerPoint slide packs

Brief 26
Brief 27

Background

Brief 27
Brief 28

Key points

Brief 28
Brief 29

Say it in plain English

Brief 29
Brief 30

Using visuals effectively

Brief 30
Brief 31

2022 Election special

Brief 31
Brief 33

Access to knowledge

Brief 33
Brief 34

Lessons from speechwriting

Brief 34
Brief 35

Dealing with uncertainty

Brief 35
Brief 36

Advocacy or advice

Brief 36
Brief 37

Fifty-fifty rule

Brief 37