Become a better communicator
I’m a former Sydney Morning Herald editor and journalist who provides staff training, one-on-one sessions, online short courses and public workshops on:
- writing for the web
- plain English business writing
- sub-editing and proofreading
- journalism and media writing skills
- press release writing and media pitching
- general communication skills
- grammar and punctuation
- media law
- storytelling
- media training
- building your own website.
Client testimonials
- "It was a really useful workshop. It helps you think about how you write and the words you use. I learnt a lot about the importance of using plain and everyday language. I will definitely be using what I have learnt in my job."Paige Wall – Australian Super
- "Dan is adaptable to the various audience’s requirements and has a tremendous scope of information and experience which he delivers very well."Maggie Videan – Cancer Council
- "Very engaging. I loved the sense of humour – makes it interesting."Peta Cooper - NSW Health Pathology
- "Great workshop. Clear, concise and lots of examples and exercises to do so we could apply what Dan had just outlined. Would definitely recommend."Di Ovens – Landgate
- "Really good refresher workshop. Helped to clarify often-made grammatical errors and simplify concise writing habits."Rebecca Sands – Knight Frank
- "Wonderful workshop – I learned so much in a short space of time, and it was highly engaging and fun. I would highly recommend this web writing course to anyone looking to better understand and practice good writing techniques in an online environment."Katharine Gray – marketing manager
- "Fantastic combination of wit and wisdom. Well structured and paced. I learnt a whole lot about how I can improve my writing. Also loved the real life examples."Jessie – Inner West Council
- "Entertaining and informative. It was the best Writing for the Web workshop I've ever been to."Janine Van Den Tillaart – Macquarie University
- "One of the most engaging and practical training workshops I've attended. It was clear that considered effort and preparation had been put into making the workshop tailored and relevant to us specifically."Lauren Hogan – GMHBA
- "I wish our entire organisation could attend this class!"Scott Alexander – City of Boroondara
- "Great content and very helpful to everyone. The way you engaged everyone made them feel happy to contribute and easily get responses."Amanda Manwaring – Department of of Transport and Main Roads
- "I was really impressed with the course and the delivery was both entertaining and engaging. We covered a lot of ground."Ewan Richmond – Yarra City Council
- "I've done a few writing workshops in my career and this was the best."Tara D'Souza – ACCAN
- "Dan's Writing for the Web workshop was relevant, informative and fun – a must for any media business developing online content in Australia today."Sarah Falson, former managing editor at Reed Publishing
- "Very practical and easy to implement in everyday writing. Was great to be able to use material from our own website and tweak it to be more understandable."Kim McQualter – Murray Local Land Services
- "Very enjoyable and easy to follow. It was useful and engaging."Darlene Vincent – NSW Department of Primary Industries
- "Dan Kaufman is a wonderful presenter, mellow but focussed. And his wisdom shines, without ever the need to force it at his listeners. He is thoughtful, easy to understand and very open to interpretations and collaboration. I learned things I’d forgotten I once knew. I learned brand new things too. I sharpened up, and could feel Dan’s years of experience having impact during every section of his workshop."Simon Sweetman – Victoria University of Wellington