Succinct Scientific Writing Workshops
Research that reads as clearly as it was run.
Your scientists produce rigorous work. But when the writing is dense, the finding gets buried, and reviews, submissions, and decisions slow down. For 35+ years, Hurley Write has taught research and regulatory teams to write for the reader who has to act on the science, working from your team’s real reports, protocols, and papers.
The Problem
The science is sound. The report buries it.
Scientists are trained to report everything they did. Most of their readers need to know what it means.
- Findings buried in method. Readers wade through every step before they reach the result.
- Regulatory questions and delays. Unclear submissions invite requests for information.
- Long internal review cycles. Reports bounce between authors and reviewers for clarity, not content.
- Leaders can’t act on the data. Non-scientist decision-makers can’t find the “so what.”
- Data visuals that decorate instead of explain. Charts and tables that don’t support the point.
What Changes
What your organization gets back
- Faster reviews. Reports arrive organized, so reviewers check the science, not the sentences.
- Clearer submissions. Documents that answer reviewers’ and regulators’ questions before they’re asked.
- Findings leaders can use. The result and its implications come first, in plain language.
- Concise documents. Shorter reports that keep the precision and nuance.
- Data that makes the case. Charts and tables chosen and built to support a finding.
What It Covers
What participants learn
- Shaping a document for its reader, from the FDA to peers to the public
- Planning a scientific document before drafting
- Being precise and concise at the same time
- Sentences and paragraphs built on readability research
- Charts, tables, and graphs that support a finding
- What each section of a scientific paper or report is for
- Editing and proofreading their own work
Who It's For
Built for research teams
Proof
What clients say
“Now I can incorporate ways to think critically and organize the report structure while keeping my audience in mind.” Ashley Malchow, Associate Microbiologist, ConAgra Foods
“Since the workshop, I’ve received positive feedback from others describing their experience and how it has helped them improve their writing.” Jennifer Paredes, Associate Scientist, Celgene
Trusted By
Real clients, real teams
Genentech, Celgene, Pfizer, Biogen, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, and ConAgra Foods.
Read how Celgene’s R&D team turned dense findings into clear reports, see how ConAgra’s microbiologists restructured their reports, or browse all case studies.
Find out what unclear scientific writing is costing you.
Start with a conversation. We’ll ask about the documents your scientists write, who reads them, and where reviews and submissions are slowing down, then recommend a path: an assessment, a workshop, or both.
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