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Succinct Scientific Writing

Our workshop is designed to help your team master the ins and outs of scientific writing technicalities.

Workshop Details

Workshop Description

Quick Answer

A scientific writing workshop is hands-on training that teaches researchers and scientists to write protocols, manuscripts, and reports that are clear, precise, and reader-focused. Hurley Write's Succinct Scientific Writing workshop is customized to your team's documents and covers rhetorical strategy, planning, readability, data visualization, and the components of scientific papers.

Best For

Researchers
Scientists
R&D teams
Clinical & regulatory teams
Medical writers

Key Takeaways

Writing for both scientific and non-scientific readers, from the FDA to peers to the public
Rhetorical and planning techniques that drive readers to your desired conclusion
Best practices for charts, tables, and graphs that enhance scientific impact

The only thing more difficult than your team’s research is writing about it. But it doesn’t have to be.

Scientific writing, whether a protocol, deviation report, or internal document, must reach its intended reader so that it’s usable, readable, and actionable.

Whether your team writes for the FDA, colleagues, the public, or a client, we’ll teach them strategies in our scientific writing workshops to convey the essence and nuances of their work effectively and confidently.

“In a recent article, Harvard Business Review identifies strong writing skills as essential across business functions and emphasizes how writing clarity supports opinion leadership and team effectiveness.”

Source: Harvard Business Review – “The Science of Strong Business Writing”

Workshop Aims

In our instructor-led, customized workshop, your team will learn strategies to write scientific reports and manuscripts that drive readers to the desired conclusions. Participants will have multiple opportunities to apply concepts while receiving real-time feedback from the instructor during this interactive workshop.

Your team will learn:

Strategies to analyze and target the intended readers
The importance of planning (and how to do so effectively)
Techniques to emphasize important points
Best practices to write the various sections
Methodologies to drive readers to the desired conclusion

A word from our Founder

We customize all of our workshops using your team’s writing examples. Our proven process ensures that your team leaves a Hurley Write workshop armed with the tools they need to write effective scientific documents.

Module - 01

Developing a Rhetorical Strategy

Module - 02

Planning and Writing the Scientific Document

Module - 03

Being Precise and Concise

Module - 04

Using Readability Studies to Write Effective Sentences and Paragraphs

Module - 05

Using Charts, Tables, and Graphs Effectively

Module - 06

Writing the Components of the Scientific Paper

Module - 07

Writing the Supplementary Components

Module - 08

Editing and Proofreading Strategies

Method of Instruction

Virtual

On Site

Online

Succinct Scientific Writing

Your Workshop, Your Choice

Large teams typically choose to have the workshop delivered onsite or virtually.

No matter what you choose, every workshop includes:

Completely Customized, White Glove Experience

Group Breakout Sessions Where Participants Practice And Apply Concepts

Customized Instructor Feedback And Solutions

Team Writing Exercises

And more! Hurley Write also offers self-paced online courses that are pre-recorded. These are great for individual team members. The self-paced course includes feedback on writing and, depending on your chosen package, personal coaching from one of our experts.

Frequently asked questions

What’s the format of the onsite and virtual workshops?

Our workshops are engaging, highly interactive, and completely customized! We use micro-learning techniques, in-class exercises, and collaborative breakout sessions to ensure a robust learning experience.

How long do the courses last?

The onsite workshops run from two to five days, depending on the level of complexity of the documents your team writes and how much practice they need. The virtual sessions are typically 10 hours offered in two-hour segments; however, that can vary, depending on team size, team writing skill, and type of workshop.

What’s covered in the workshops?

We customize the course to focus on the types of documents your team writes and the skills they need to improve. Since all of our courses are based on readability studies, we provide your team with the latest tools and techniques to help them plan, write, and revise more effectively and efficiently.

What’s the workload like?

The workshop provides multiple opportunities for participants to apply the concepts to their own writing. Practice sessions range from two to five per day in an onsite workshop and one per two-hour virtual session, depending on the workshop chosen and type of documents discussed.

What other services do you offer?

We provide coaching services; we also help clients develop templates, style guides, and other types of reference documents. And we offer a communication audit, which can help you pinpoint your team’s real writing and review issues.

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Succinct Scientific Writing

Workshop Details

Workshop Description

Workshop Aims

Drive the intended reader to the desired outcome

Improve Clarity and Engagement

Crafting an engaging scientific document