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Central government masterclasses

Our masterclasses are focused on tips and tricks to help you improve the quality of your advice on a wide range of topics. These are designed for you to be able to distribute amongst your staff and use them as part of regular discussions about improving the quality of advice, or in-house training.

Brief 1

Communication with aliens

Brief 1
Brief 2

Learning from other professions

Brief 2
Brief 3

Executive summaries

Brief 3
Brief 4

Talking points

Brief 4
Brief 5

Risk

Brief 5
Brief 6

Being brief and clear

Brief 6
Brief 7

What do other agencies do to lift quality

Brief 7
Brief 8

Peer review

Brief 8
Brief 9

Introducing the 11 key papers

Brief 9
Brief 10

Thinking through the 11 key papers

Brief 10
Brief 11

Theory of advising

Brief 11
Brief 12

Going electronic

Brief 12
Brief 13

Good better best

Brief 13
Brief 14

Finishing with a bang

Brief 14
Brief 15

Make papers pop

Brief 15
Brief 16

Frameworks

Brief 16
Brief 17

Commissioning

Brief 17
Brief 18

Polishing your message

Brief 18
Brief 19

Getting the best from A3s

Brief 19
Brief 20

Presenting evidence

Brief 20
Brief 21

Getting a new minister

Brief 21
Brief 22

Tactical advice

Brief 22
Brief 23

Experimenting with PowerPoint reports

Brief 23
Brief 24

QA - Practical ideas

Brief 24
Brief 25

Dealing with attachments

Brief 25
Brief 26

Te Reo Māori

Brief 26
Brief 27

Options analysis

Brief 27
Brief 28

Writing recommendations

Brief 28
Brief 29

Tips on writing from Mark Twain

Brief 29
Brief 30

Learning from things that go well

Brief 30
Brief 31

Fast papers

Brief 31
Brief 32

Turbo peer review

Brief 32
Brief 33

Access to knowledge

Brief 33
Brief 34

Joint papers

Brief 34
Brief 35

Second opinion advice

Brief 35
Brief 36

Peer review vs QA

Brief 36
Brief 37

Background

Brief 37
Brief 38

Series of papers

Brief 38
Brief 39

2020 election special

Brief 39
Brief 40

The long march to quality

Brief 40
Brief 41

Effective Key points

Brief 41
Brief 42

Say it in plain English

Brief 42
Brief 43

Giving Ministers an armchair ride

Brief 43
Brief 44

Lessons from speechwriting

Brief 44
Brief 45

Implementation matters

Brief 45
Brief 46

Intervention logic

Brief 46
Brief 47

Infographics

Brief 47
Brief 48

Types of papers

Brief 48
Brief 49

Presenting your paper

Brief 49
Brief 50

Dealing with uncertainty

Brief 50
Brief 51

Advocacy or advice

Brief 51
Brief 52

Purpose statements

Brief 52
Brief 53

Fifty-fifty rule

Brief 53
Brief 54

One-page papers

Brief 54
Brief 55

Structuring papers

Brief 55
Brief 56

Fresh set of eyes

Brief 56
Brief 57

2023 Election special

Brief 57