Business Writing Workshops
Tackle Writing Challenges, Strengthen Team Writing Skills, and Accelerate Results
Understanding Business Writing Workshops
Business writing goes beyond grammar and punctuation. It’s about producing clear, strategic content that helps teams work smarter. Hurley Write’s business writing workshops teach professionals how to plan, write, and revise documents that are concise, persuasive, and aligned with business goals. The result is faster writing, fewer rewrites, and more effective communication across teams.
What Sets Our Business Writing Workshops Apart
Hurley Write’s workshops are built around real documents, actual challenges, and proven techniques. Each session is fully customized to your team’s needs. We use real examples and hands-on activities to teach structure, logic, and reader targeting. With our approach, participants learn to write clearly and purposefully, improving business writing across the board.
Course Format That Fits Your Team
Choose the format that works best: onsite, virtual, or self-paced online. Onsite and virtual courses are instructor-led and include breakout sessions, feedback, and group exercises. Our online courses are self-paced and offer feedback options. Each format includes practical tools and support designed to help your team write better from day one.
Who Can Benefit from These Workshops
Hurley Write’s business writing workshops are built for professionals across functions and industries. Whether your team is technical, operational, or client-facing, our strategies help them write clearly and confidently. Everyone benefits from learning how to write content that works — simple, logical, and outcome-driven.
Engineers
Engineers learn how to translate complex data into clear, usable content for a variety of readers.
Technicians
Technicians learn how to write reports, instructions, and logs that reduce confusion and improve performance.
HR & Operations Teams
HR and ops teams write more effective policies, procedures, and internal documents that support compliance and clarity.
Customer Service & Client-Facing Staff
Customer-facing staff learn to write responses, emails, and messages that are helpful, timely, and easy to follow.
Marketing & Sales Professionals
Sales and marketing professionals learn techniques to write copy that connects with readers, explains value, and drives action.
Analysts
Analysts improve their ability to write summaries and reports that tell a clear story with data.
Workshop Highlights
Our business writing workshops offer a complete learning experience built around your team’s challenges. From tailored course materials to guided group work, every part of a Hurley Write workshop is carefully designed to help participants write better, faster, and with more clarity. These high-impact workshops offer lasting improvements in communication, productivity, and confidence.
Tailored Content
Each workshop is customized based on your team’s documents and needs, making the training directly relevant and practical.
Hands-On Practice
Participants work with real examples, engage in group exercises, and apply strategies through guided breakout sessions.
Sustainable Improvement
We don’t just train — we coach your team to apply new habits and frameworks they’ll use long after the workshop ends.
Add-Ons
Options include post-course coaching, writing assessments, digital resources, and follow-up sessions to reinforce skills over time.
Next Steps: Improve Your Team’s Communication Today
Our Professional Writing Courses
Hurley Write offers a suite of courses that address every aspect of workplace communication. Whether your team needs help with technical writing, SOPs, proposals, or presentations, we have a course that fits. Each course is rooted in strategy, clarity, and real-world application, helping professionals at every level write with purpose and confidence.
Exceptional Technical Writing
Helps professionals write clear, concise technical documents that are useful to a variety of readers.
Better Reviewing Techniques
Teaches your team how to give consistent, actionable feedback that improves writing across the board and shortens review time.
Writing User-Friendly SOPs
Guides teams to create standard operating procedures that are clear, logical, and easy to follow.
The 4 Ps Of Presenting
Equips participants with the tools to plan, prepare, and deliver presentations that engage and persuade.
Writing Winning Proposals
Shows teams how to write persuasive, client-focused proposals that highlight solutions and drive results.
Better Business Writing
Builds core writing skills that improve clarity, professionalism, and efficiency in everyday communication.
Writing For Financial Professionals
Helps financial teams write clearly about complex topics for regulators, clients, and internal readers.
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Choose Hurley Write Workshops when
Documents taking too long to get out the door
With Hurley Write, you can expect to see . . .
Poorly written documents that create confusion
With Hurley Write, you can expect to see . . .
Inconsistent Review
With Hurley Write, you can expect to see . . .
A logical review process that streamlines the review process.
Frustration among team members with writing processes
With Hurley Write, you can expect to see . . .
Industries we work with
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Clients
Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca
Key Objectives Achieved
A speedier approval process achieved by teaching their teams strategies to focus on clarity and concision.
Energy, Oil & Gas
Clients
Holmes Western, Shell Polymers, Shell Oil
Key Objectives Achieved
Improved SOPs, work instructions, and increased compliance. Achieved by teaching participants strategies based on readability.
Finance & Accounting
Clients
PCAOB, ADP
Key Objectives Achieved
Increased compliance and fewer questions from stakeholders by teaching them strategies to convey complex ideas to non-technical readers.
Engineering
Clients
Raytheon, Dow Chemical, DuPont
Key Objectives Achieved
Less wordy, more focused documents, which resulted in fewer iterations and a shorter review process.
Manufacturing
Clients
Stryker, Calumet Refining, Cambrex Pharmaceuticals
Key Objectives Achieved
Technical reports focused on key objectives, resulting in greater adherence to policies/guidance, fewer questions, and a higher compliance rate.
Technology
Clients
Intel, DNV GL Energy USA, RJRT
Key Objectives Achieved
Targeted presentations and reports that resulted in greater buy-in from management.
Industries we work with
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Previous Clients
Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca.
Key Objectives Achieved
A speedier approval process achieved by teaching their teams strategies to focus on clarity and concision.
Energy, Oil & Gas
Previous Clients
Holmes Western, Shell Polymers, Shell Oil
Key Objectives Achieved
Improved SOPs, work instructions, and increased compliance. Achieved by teaching participants strategies based on readability.
Finance & Accounting
Previous Clients
PCAOB, ADP
Key Objectives Achieved
Increased compliance and fewer questions from stakeholders by teaching them strategies to convey complex ideas to non-technical readers.
Engineering
Previous Clients
Raytheon, Dow Chemical, DuPont
Key Objectives Achieved
Less wordy, more focused documents, which resulted in fewer iterations and a shorter review process.
Manufacturing
Previous Clients
Stryker, Calumet Refining, Cambrex Pharmaceuticals
Key Objectives Achieved
Technical reports focused on key objectives, resulting in greater adherence to policies/guidance, fewer questions, and a higher compliance rate.
Technology
Previous Clients
Intel, DNV GL Energy USA, RJRT
Key Objectives Achieved
Targeted presentations and reports that resulted in greater buy-in from management.
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Clients
Pfizer, Genentech, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca
Key Objectives Achieved
A speedier approval process achieved by teaching their teams strategies to focus on clarity and concision.
Energy, Oil & Gas
Clients
Holmes Western, Shell Polymers, Shell Oil
Key Objectives Achieved
Improved SOPs, work instructions, and increased compliance. Achieved by teaching participants strategies based on readability.
Finance & Accounting
Clients
PCAOB, ADP
Key Objectives Achieved
Increased compliance and fewer questions from stakeholders by teaching them strategies to convey complex ideas to non-technical readers.
Engineering
Clients
Raytheon, Dow Chemical, DuPont
Key Objectives Achieved
Less wordy, more focused documents, which resulted in fewer iterations and a shorter review process.
Manufacturing
Clients
Stryker, Calumet Refining, Cambrex Pharmaceuticals
Key Objectives Achieved
Technical reports focused on key objectives, resulting in greater adherence to policies/guidance, fewer questions, and a higher compliance rate.
Technology
Clients
Intel, DNV GL Energy USA, RJRT
Key Objectives Achieved
Targeted presentations and reports that resulted in greater buy-in from management.
Your Workshop, Your Choice
Onsite
One of our coaches will deliver our course at your facility.
Virtually
Our courses are taught via a virtual platform.
No matter what you choose, every workshop includes:
Completely Customized, White Glove Experience
Group Breakout Sessions Where Participants Practice And Apply Concepts
Instructor Feedback
Team Writing Exercises
Rewritten Examples
Long-Term Retention Options
Don't take our word for it, see what our clients have to say.
For 35+ years, we’ve shown organizations how to improve their communication, whether that involved designing and teaching writing and/or reviewing workshops, improving their writing and/or reviewing tools, offering individualized coaching, or helping them put processes in place.
And we can help your team of professionals, too!
Mike Brett
Raytheon
Aylia Thomas
Orica US
Aylia Thomas
John Deere
Andrew Charles
Bristol Myers Squibb
Simon Matthews
Raytheon
David Anderson
DTCC
Dan Littlefield
Genentech
Jacueline Davis
IDA
Mike Brett
conEd
Judy Lettington
PaxVax
Gregory Marshall
D & H Global Tax Group
William Walters
IDA
Next Steps: Improve Your Team’s Communication Today
Let’s discuss your team’s unique communication challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of professionals benefit most from a writing workshop?
Our corporate writing workshops are ideal for engineers, analysts, operations teams, sales staff, and other professionals who need to write clearly, quickly, and strategically in their roles.
Can the workshop content be customized to our industry or team’s writing samples?
Yes. Every workshop is fully customized to your team’s documents, goals, and industry standards, ensuring immediate relevance and long-term value.
Do you offer virtual options for remote or hybrid teams?
Absolutely. We offer interactive, instructor-led virtual sessions that include real-time feedback, breakouts, and team-based writing exercises.
How long are the workshops, and can they be adjusted to fit our schedule?
Workshops can range from two-hour sessions to multi-day intensives and are scheduled to suit your team’s availability and time zones.
What kind of communication skills will participants learn?
Participants learn to plan, organize, and revise content more strategically. We focus on clarity, structure, tone, and the ability to meet reader needs while driving the intended conclusion.
Do participants receive feedback during the workshop?
Yes. Every workshop includes instructor feedback, peer review, and exercises that help participants apply new concepts directly to their writing.
What makes Hurley Write’s workshops different?
Our curriculum is research-based, which means it’s proven. The sessions are highly interactive and tailored to your team’s actual writing. We emphasize strategy, not just grammar, for sustainable improvement.