Employers Guide - Dyspraxia Foundation

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Dyspraxia Foundation Guide For Employers Tony said that he either spent ages writing too much, which drew complaints about lack of focus, or writing too little, which meant that people complained that his reports were superficial. He never felt that anything he wrote reflected his true ability and he could not organise his ideas in a way that others found useful. The specialist and Tony spent time analysing his thinking style and his approach to writing and spent several sessions, over weeks, on report writing skills. Templates were drawn up so that Tony could enter key information easily. The specialist showed Tony how to manage priority with “to do” lists and to link tasks into a well planned diary. In this way, Tony did not get behind with his reports. Tony learned to talk to attendees before meetings to get an idea of issues people proposed to cover. He did a synopsis of these conversations so he had key information already written down and these provided a more comprehensive frame to his minutes at meetings. He asked staff to keep bullet point notes of things they achieved and had difficulty with. Then he held meetings with them to build up work profiles. Technology was helpful and Tony benefited from a proof reading computer programme. He also had a mind-mapping programme to help him organise his thinking. Tony did well and his abilities and perception once more became the focus of his skill and he moved up the management ladder. Produced by Key 4 Learning Ltd
The creation of this material by the Dyspraxia Foundation has been financed by the Skills Funding Agency through the Adult Community Learning Fund managed by NIACE. Copyright in this material is vested in the Crown but it is made freely available for others to use under the terms of the Open Government Licence. Full details are available http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/opengovernment-licence/
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