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Writing Performance Reviews



This course can be delivered in our virtual training room in your offices.  Contact Write It Well to find out more about how we customize this course to include your organization’s forms or process.

One of the most important jobs of managers is making sure their employees are working effectively and achieving results. Clear, ongoing communications, including written performance documentation, is a key part of that process. This half day course is designed to make the process of writing performance appraisals easier and more efficient.

Topics include:

  • How to write performance objectives and standards
  • How to determine the criteria for acceptable performance documentation
  • How to use descriptive language
  • How to explain and support evaluations and decisions
  • How to write descriptions that are specific and complete

Our Approach:

  • To ensure that our training meets the participants’ needs, we customize the curriculum after assessing writing samples and reviewing objectives.
  • During training, we encourage active participation through discussion and practice.
  • Participants apply concepts and techniques by evaluating, editing, planning and drafting job-related documents with one-to-one feedback from the instructor.

Course Materials

Writing Performance Reviews: A Write It Well Guide

Training Testimonial

The workshop got great reviews and the participants were engaged the entire time.  They could see instantly how they could write more effective performance objectives and reviews more quickly.

Terry Moreno, City of Palo Alto



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