About this course

  • $49.00
  • 1 CPD hour
  • September 11, 2025 - 12:00 PM ET

In this webinar, we will cover five techniques for drafting clear emails and documentation. By applying these techniques, you will ensure that your clients and colleagues can fully understand your written communication, even when your subject matter is complex.

Throughout this interactive session, the instructor will display before-and-after examples that demonstrate the five techniques for writing clearly. The session will challenge you to identify why each writing example is unclear before the instructor reveals the ambiguity.

Upon learning the five techniques for achieving clarity, you will be able to visualize your own writing from the perspective of your readers. As a result, your readers will be more likely to approve of your ideas.

Key Takeaways:

After attending this webinar, you will be able to:

  • explain complex concepts using simple language;
  • decide when to repeat a term versus when to use a synonym;
  • determine when to use (and when to avoid) the word “and”;
  • identify misplaced modifiers and ambiguous references; and
  • draft emails and documents that are easy to read — even for non-experts.

Who Should Attend?

CPAs who communicate internally will find valuable advice in this webinar, and CPAs who communicate externally will find it indispensable.

Specific Example:

Consider the following sentence:

“I am teaching a course about writing clearly to CPAs.”

  • How should that sentence be interpreted? If you look closely, there are two reasonable alternatives.
    1. Alternative 1: I am teaching a course about writing clearly, and my attendees are CPAs.
    2. Alternative 2: I am teaching a course about writing clearly, and my attendees are people who have to write to CPAs (and must do so in a clear fashion).

Instructor(s)

Ryan Standil

Ryan Standil leads seminars about effective written communication. He is a regular speaker at accounting firms, law firms, corporations, and governmental agencies.

Ryan attended Western University, in Canada, where he graduated from the Ivey Business School and the Faculty of Law. After graduating, Ryan worked at a law firm in Toronto, focusing on corporate and commercial matters.

Today Ryan owns and operates a seminar company, called Write To Excite.

Ryan’s mission is to help professionals grow their income by improving their writing.

Ryan is a frequent contributor to the leading newspaper in Canada, The Globe and Mail. Unsurprisingly, his columns can be described as “writing about writing”.

Ryan is a frequent contributor to the leading newspaper in Canada, The Globe and Mail. Unsurprisingly, his columns can be described as “writing about writing”.

Ryan’s training leaves participants with practical tips that they can apply right away.