Effective Writing for Defence
with Argument Mapping
Clear Concise Persuasive
Effective Writing courses face-to-face & online
by request
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Persuasive Presentations courses
by request
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In partnership with edVirtus.com
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To enquire or register, please click here:
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The Presenter
Since 2009, Dr James Hanson has advised public officials and consultants advocating improvements in government policy, operations and technology. He has an MBA and MA in Economics from Yale University, as well as an EdD in adult learning. From 2004 til 2022, he taught persuasive communication, strategic management and leadership at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra.
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The Courses
These persuasive communication courses help participants understand the priorities of their stakeholders and senior decision makers to craft compelling narratives, underpinned by logical reasoning and supported, where necessary, by credible evidence and engaging graphics.​
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Customised Courses
We can also design customised courses to address your own organisation's specific writing challenges. Dr Hanson is a national award-winning course designer with a doctorate in adult learning.
Who should do this course?
These courses are best suited to people who are engaged in advocacy - particularly those advocating improvements in government policy, operations or technology. The techniques taught in the course are applicable to any complex workplace or industry and everyone is welcome to attend, but most of the examples and exercises used in this specific course have a Defence, national security and intelligence theme. Since 2009, the course has attracted many participants from:
Contact
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Phone: 1800 811 795
James@EffectiveWritingForDefence.com.au
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Effective Writing for Defence
Management Development Pty Ltd
PO Box 1941
Canberra ACT 2601
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Attorney-General's Department (D Branch)
Audit & Fraud Control Division
Australian Army
Australian Government Security Vetting Agency - AGSVA
Australian Intelligence Corps
Australian Signals Directorate - ASD
Capability Acquisition & Sustainment Group - CASG
Capability & Technology Management College - CTMC
Capital Facilities and Infrastructure Branch - CFI
Chief Information Officer Group - CIOG
Civil Aviation Safety Authority - CASA
Cyber Command
Defence Finance Group - DFG
Defence People Group - DPG
Defence Science & Technology Group - DSTG
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - DCCEEW
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - DFAT
Downer Professional Services
ECLIPS Logistics Engineering
Ernst & Young
GME
Headquarters Joint Operations Command - HQJOC
KPMG
Nova Systems Pty Ltd.
Office of the Defence Seaworthiness Regulator
OilSearch Ltd.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
QinetiQ Ltd
Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF
Royal Australian Navy - RAN
Special Air Service Regiment - SASR
News
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9-May-2022
James Hanson's Effective Writing for Defence course will now be offered through edVirtus Professional Education
James Hanson has announced that his company Management Development Pty Ltd will partner with edVirtus Professional Education to continue delivering his well-known Effective Writing course to Australia's Defence, Intelligence and broader national security communities. Courses will continue to be delivered by Dr Hanson, himself, in both face-to-face and live online formats.
