Bespoke writing coaching

Ideal Wordcoach is our bespoke coaching service to help individuals and employees become better writers.

Need more confidence?

People increasingly need to express themselves clearly, professionally and effectively in writing, but this doesn’t come naturally to everyone.

• Do you feel your written communications are letting you - or your organisation - down?
• Is the person you meet on the page very different from the person you meet face to face?
• Could a key employee in your business make a much greater impact if they had more confidence in their writing skills?

Individual coaching

Writing is personal - whether we're doing it for our ourselves or our organisations.

One-off writing workshops can be an inspirational starting point, but they only go so far. Learning in a group is not for everyone and senior managers in particular can find it difficult to participate with junior colleagues.

One-on-one writing coaching can be a far better individual solution.

Writing coaching can:

• pinpoint personal issues associated with writing
• tailor a programme to suit you as an individual
• provide meaningful professional development
• result in improved communications and business performance.

Wordcoaching helps people to:

• find out what’s been stopping them from expressing themselves in writing
• work towards a clear personal goal
• begin to put themselves confidently on paper (or screen) for the first time.

Ideal Wordcoach for organisations

Run by Mark Griffiths, an experienced and published writer, Ideal Wordcoach works for organisations requiring a package that's easy to understand, budget for and promote to key personnel.

Ideally carried out over a period of three months, but flexible to suit individual needs, the agreed programme will comprise:

• a face-to-face meeting
• a series of one-hour telephone sessions and bespoke exercises
• email support.

Ideal Wordcoach for individuals

Becasue it's a flexible, bespoke service, the Ideal Wordcoach programme can be adapted for individuals wishing to improve their writing skills for personal as well as professional reasons.

Find out more...

If you or someone in your organisation wants to become a more confident writer, please give Mark a call to chat things through. Call 01789 269768 or 07742 528888.

Craig finds his voice as a writer...

“For a long time I harboured the dream of writing a business book. So I put in a proposal to a publisher and, to my surprise, was commissioned. I wasn’t a bad writer but I found the prospect of 60,000 words pretty daunting. On top of this, my written style, while OK, didn’t sound like the `real me’. Then I found Ideal, who coached me through the process of writing the next chapters, making the book as a whole really connect with its audience. Don’t get me wrong, I still did the writing. What Ideal did was to help me find my voice as a writer, help me gain the confidence I needed to do my best work. Your Chance to Change the World – the no-fibbing guide to social entrepreneurship was launched at the House of Commons in April 2008.  I now write for the Guardian regularly and am actually in demand as a business writer.  I can honestly say that without Ideal I am not sure my book would ever have got to where it is today – a business bestseller.”

                 Craig Dearden-Phillips, Social Entrepreneur and Chief Executive, Stepping Out