Mapping Briefing Notes

Mapping Briefing Notes is a one-day seminar that focuses on applying the Information Mapping method for developing briefing notes that meet the needs of the intended users.

This page includes these topics:

• Problem:Keeping briefing notes brief
• Mapping solution
• What you'll learn
• Who should attend
• Benefits
• Delivery options
• Details
• For further information

Problem: Keeping briefing notes brief

Senior executives, government ministers, and private sector leaders all need quick access to large amounts of information so they can make informed decisions.

How to synthesize copious amounts of information into concise, clear, and easy to understand briefing notes is a major challenge for many organizations.

Mapping solution

Significantly increase the success rate of your briefing notes by developing them with a set of Information Mapping tools to

• analyze the needs of the audience, and
• organize and present content that is
  • focused on the needs of the client-audience
  • easy to find and understand, and
  • persuasive.

What you'll learn

Participants learn how to

• identify the purpose and response of the briefing
• analyze the audience and its needs
• identify the information needed to fulfill the purpose and
  meet the audience needs
• organize the information topics into a clear, hierarchical
  outline, and
• write and present the topics in a graphical, easy-to-understand
  format.

Who should attend?

Mapping Briefing Notes is appropriate for anyone writing briefing notes:

• policy analysts, advisors, planners
• project leaders
• research analysts
• managers and administrators.

Benefits

Mapping Briefing Notes helps participants

• focus the information on the specific needs of the user
• reduce writing time by creating briefing notes more efficiently
• synthesize large amounts of information into manageable chunks, and
• present the information so that it is easy to
  • scan for relevance
  • understand for retention, and
  • articulate the issues and next steps needed related to any topic.

Delivery options

Mapping Briefing Notes can be scheduled as an onsite seminar at a client location.

Details

The details for the seminar are provided in the table below.

For further information

For further information or to register for Mapping Briefing Notes, contact us at

• Phone: (416) 769-7016
• Toll free: 1-888-INFOMAP (463-6627)
• Fax: (416) 769-7790
• E-mail: info@infomap.ca
• Mail: Information Mapping Canada
  357 Jane Street
  Toronto, Ontario M6S 3Z3