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Professional Skills Course
PSC Elective - Speed reading
Synopsis
Trainees will analyse a range of written materials and use effective techniques to digest them quickly. They can rapidly increase their reading speed and improve their comprehension.
Outcomes
As a result of attending the course, you will be able to:
- build your range of speed reading skills
- choose appropriate techniques for the material you are reading
- increase your reading speed and maintain or improve your comprehension
Content
- Making the change from writing for examiners to writing for clients
- How to focus on the reader
- How to set objectives before writing and drafting
- Structural tools for writing and drafting
- How to organise paragraphs and sentences for easy reading
- Techniques for low risk drafting
- Choosing the right words when drafting
- Using precedents safely
- How to write persuasively
- How to add emphasis and set the right tone
- How to review and repair your work
- Dealing with delegated work
| Format
Short presentations, writing and drafting exercises including drafting from scratch, peer reviews and discussion. Duration 3 hours Delegates Trainee solicitors Maximum 20 per course Tutors |
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