Full-Day Seminar Presented by the IIA’s Northeast Florida Chapter
Sharpening Your Report Writing Skills Friday, March 9, 2012 Jacksonville University About the Seminar
Facilitated by business writing expert, Joanne Feierman
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Our March 9 meeting will focus on the writing techniques that enable participants to write clear, concise and persuasive audit comments. After learning about the differences between academic writing and audit writing, participants learn five techniques that will help them: Get to the point immediately Highlight the business risk or impact Create a logical flow of information Use bullet points to present certain types of information Avoid “red flag words” During the workshop, participants see how applying good writing techniques can transform wordy or confusing writing into easy-toread material that delivers a clear message. Instructional Method and CPE: This seminar utilizes a combination of lecture, discussion and short exercises. Based on a 50-minute hour. National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
Joanne Feierman, President of Seminars in Communication, is a recognized expert in business writing. Her workshops on audit report writing have been presented at conferences and meetings of the IIA, AGA and ISACA. Her audit and regulatory writing clients include SEI, Oppenheimer Funds, SunTrust, Heineken, Principal Financial, Fidelity and Dreyfus. She has taught audit report writing for the National Guard Bureau, US Army Reserves and the Office of the New York State Comptroller. She recently conducted a webinar on the “Seven Deadly Sins of Report Writing” for the Institute of Internal Auditors. Ms. Feierman presented “Better Reports: How an Audit Group Made Every Word Count” at the IIA’s Financial Services Conference. She is the author of Action Grammar: Fast, No Hassle Answers on Everyday Usage and Punctuation (Simon & Schuster). Her article, “Write It Right the First Time,” was published in the journal of the Institute of Internal Auditors and is featured on its website.
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The full day seminar will be held at the Kinne Center located on the campus of Jacksonville University.
7:30am - 8:15am Registration/ Networking/Breakfast 8:15am - 8:30am Opening Remarks 8:30am - 12:00pm Part I 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm - 4:30pm Part 2 4:30pm - 4:45pm Closing Remarks
IIA Members ISACA/ASWA Members Non-Members Faculty & Students
2800 University Blvd. N. Jacksonville, FL 32211 * This is not a Jacksonville University sponsored event.
*There will also be two 15 minute breaks (one in the morning and afternoon).
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A Continental Breakfast will be served, including: assorted pastries, juice, coffee, hot tea, and water. A Buffet Lunch will also be served, including: variety of sandwiches, chips, cookies, brownies and refreshments.
Seminar attendees will have a chance to win one of the great prizes: Amazon Touch Kindle, Autographed Book by Joanne Feierman, gift certificates and more!
$150 $150 $175 $50
Registration: To register, please visit the Chapter Website or click here. For questions, please contact Heather at
[email protected].
