Capire’s writing and editing services
Capire works with government agencies, NGOs and international development agencies that want high-quality documents.
Working with a professional writer allows you to concentrate on developing your ideas, without the stress of structuring them well, expressing them clearly or presenting them beautifully.
What we do
This service helps you plan a document before investing time in researching material and writing a draft.
This service includes writing all, or parts, of any type of business document for you, tailored to what you need.
This service provides feedback on the structure, content and style of your draft document, so you can improve it.
These services correct and polish your documents, making them ready to publish, submit or use.
Sometimes called a peer review, this service reviews a document before it is finalised, submitted or published.
These training and coaching services help people improve their confidence and skills to write well.
Plain English
At Capire, we specialise in using plain language. Governments and companies around the world are increasingly turning to plain language, because it is language everyone can understand the first time they read it.
The quality of our plain language communication was recognised by the WriteMark Plain English Awards Trust when Capire won the Best Plain Language Technical Communicator Award in 2023.
The quality of your documents makes a difference to how successful your organisation is. When your documents are clear and unambiguous, people can read them quickly, and understand easily how to use them.
High-quality internal documents help organisations function efficiently, which saves them time and money. When your organisation has clear policies, guidelines, plans and strategies, staff understand what is expected of them and know what to do.
High-quality external documents help organisations achieve their mandates. A compelling proposal can win you funding; clear information about how to respond in an emergency can save lives.
Capire transforms complex and wordy text into plain language by:
- using commonly understood words and phrases
- writing clearly and concisely
- avoiding unnecessary technical jargon
- writing for your audience’s developmental level, English-language ability and familiarity with the subject.
Types of documents we work on
Capire helps organisations get the best results from any documents. We regularly help clients with these types of documents.
Business cases
Your business case needs to help decisionmakers understand the investment you’re proposing. We help you write a business case that justifies your project based on its benefits, costs and risks.
Funding proposals
Your funding proposal needs to stand out from the crowd to be successful. We help you write a compelling case for your project and write a proposal that meets the funders’ criteria.
Strategies and plans
You need strategies and plans that your staff will understand and can put into action. We help you write strategies and plans that are logical, clear, specific and consistent.
Reports
Your reports need to help your readers understand your conclusions and recommendations, so they can make informed decisions. We help you write reports that are clear, logical and succinct, and which communicate relevant information about your work.
Terms of reference
You need terms of reference that ensure you and your contractors share the same expectations. We help you write terms of reference that are clear, unambiguous, specific and consistent.
Case studies
Your case studies are an opportunity to explain how your organisation works and benefits people. We help you write interesting case studies that illustrate the qualities you want to show your readers.
Policies and guidelines
Your policies and guidelines explain your rules and ways of working to your clients and staff. We help you write helpful and informative policies and guidelines, that are clear, unambiguous and consistent. Capire’s lead writer, Helen Bradford, writes documents using your materials; rewrites or edits your drafts; and coaches or trains your staff to improve their writing skills.
What our clients say
Helen did an amazing job and handed us the edited report back in one business day. She was lovely to work with and I highly recommend her.
Supriya Kulkarni, Oceania Football Confederation
