Stephanie Oley

Stephanie Oley is an experienced business writer and coach who has developed a sound method of teaching concise, jargon-free writing.

Approach

Writing coaches come in many forms – from rulebook wielders to butt-kickers and big motivational speakers.
I’m neither of those, preferring to start with kindness and grace towards my raw material – you. (And your team, if they’ll be joining you).

First, we recognise that your people are experts in their field. This expertise is a massive part of writing well. Next, we hone in on participants’ individual writing challenges and give them specific tools to solve these. For example:

  • Main point buried in detail – this problem can usually be cleared with a refresher on effective structure, sentence grammar and reduced jargon.
  • Need to be more persuasive – usually, this issue can be resolved through better audience analysis, better-quality evidence and a refresher on classic persuasive cues.

If you’re planning a tailored in-house workshop for your team, I’ll put together the frameworks, techniques and industry-wide examples to suit. You’ll do a mix of solo, pair and group exercises, and receive feedback throughout.

And if you prefer to work through the self-guided online courses, you’ll receive a set of tools that I’ve found work best for each scenario. You’ll get a real-life writing task for each learning module, and receive written feedback on your work.

Learning to write more effectively

Introducing Stephanie

Stephanie is an experienced business writer and coach who has developed a sound method of teaching concise, jargon-free writing that tells the story and sets clear reader expectations. Her early career was in government and lifestyle publishing before she realised her passion for helping others, moving into business writing and coaching in the early 2000s. She is a longtime presenter at The University of Sydney’s Centre for Continuing Education, having delivered a range of public workshops there since 2006. Stephanie has designed and delivered writing workshops in sectors including banking, accounting, universities, health, engineering, architecture and media.

Stephanie has designed and delivered writing workshops in sectors including banking, accounting, universities, health, engineering, architecture and media. When not presenting, Stephanie is also partner at Sydney creative agency, The Offices, where she oversees day-to-day proposal writing, content marketing and a range of corporate client writing projects.

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“Stephanie was able to develop and deliver an impactful executive writing workshop for our senior leaders. I found Stephanie keen to understand our organisational context, and able to adapt her approach to suit. Participants responded very well to Stephanie’s style and delivery, and I would not hesitate to engage her again.”

What Our Clients Say

“Stephanie was engaging as a facilitator and her content was timely, relevant and practical. I applied all I learnt on that one day, into a pressing document I needed to submit to the board. It made all the difference from structure, style and use of language. I recommend this course to any professional, experienced or not.”
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Silvana Dukanovic
Account Manager, Southern Austereo, Sydney
“Stephanie was able to develop and deliver an impactful executive writing workshop for our senior leaders. I found Stephanie keen to understand our organisational context, and able to adapt her approach to suit. Participants responded very well to Stephanie’s style and delivery, and I would not hesitate to engage her again.”
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Alexandra Taylor
Citi Group, Sydney
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