The Written Communication sub-domain covers our soft skills training dedicated to professional writing, presentation design and storytelling. Our catalogue covers Create structured and efficient documentation, Design Impactful Presentations and Successful storytelling to generate engagement. Whether you wish to professionalise your writing, structure your materials or better tell your projects, you will find the training matching your level, delivered in Geneva, Lausanne or virtual classroom by trainers active in corporate communication.
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Professional writing training in Geneva and Lausanne. 1 day to structure clear and efficient documentation at ITTA Switzerland.
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Impactful presentation training in Geneva and Lausanne. 2 days to structure, design and deliver a useful presentation at ITTA Switzerland.
Storytelling training in Geneva and Lausanne. 1 day to master the art of storytelling and engage your audience at ITTA Switzerland.
Written communication is, in 2026, a concrete advantage in nearly all support and business functions of Swiss companies. Clear emails, structured minutes, convincing commercial proposals, readable presentation materials, engaging internal posts: writing quality genuinely impacts the perception of an employee’s professionalism, the sponsor’s decision and team communication efficiency. In Geneva, Lausanne and across French-speaking Switzerland, private banks, international organisations, law firms and industrial companies expect from their employees genuine rigor in professional writing.
Following a recognised Written Communication training opens access to skills valued in all functions: assistants, project managers, HR, consultants, executives, internal trainers. These skills do not prepare a classic certification but constitute a sustainable differentiating asset, particularly for evolving profiles, candidates for a new position and profiles wishing to gain ease in daily written production.
ITTA offers a catalogue dedicated to written communication, focused on structured documentation, impactful presentations and professional storytelling. Each session is built around hands-on exercises inspired by the daily work of Swiss companies, with limited group sizes to enable personalised support and individual feedback on your own writings.
Whether you are an executive assistant, project manager, consultant, HR, trainer, executive or evolving employee, our training in Geneva and Lausanne provides the practical methods to write faster, more clearly and with more impact on your readers.
The Create structured and efficient documentation training covers the fundamentals of professional writing. The programme addresses target reader definition, message structuring (inverted pyramid, logical outline, information hierarchy), layout best practices, readability rules (short sentences, precise vocabulary, clear syntax), and effective proofreading techniques. This training suits all profiles regularly producing internal or external documents: assistants, project managers, consultants, trainers, HR.
The Design Impactful Presentations training goes beyond technical PowerPoint mastery to address the substance and form of the message. The programme covers objective and audience definition, narrative structuring (intro, problem, solution, evidence, action), slide design principles (one message per slide, visual hierarchy, text-image balance, chart choice), and effective conduct in meetings or webinars. This training suits managers, consultants, project managers and all those regularly presenting to executive committees or clients.
The Successful storytelling to generate engagement training brings a highly valued skill to communicate a project, a transformation or a vision. The programme covers storytelling fundamentals (hero, challenge, transformation, lesson), classic narrative structures (three-act story, hero’s journey), application to professional context (project launch, internal communication, client speaking) and pitfalls to avoid. This training suits executives, communication managers, managers in transformation, trainers and all those who need to engage an audience around a structuring message.
An executive assistant, HR or consultant regularly producing documents starts with Create structured and efficient documentation to gain ease and speed. A manager, project manager or consultant who regularly presents adds Design Impactful Presentations to structure PowerPoint materials beyond technical mastery. An executive, communication manager or trainer in transformation completes the path with Successful storytelling to generate engagement, particularly useful for structuring internal communications and client speaking. Our pedagogical team guides you towards the combination suited to your role and use cases.
Here is a selection of reference training courses in this catalogue, accessible directly:
Written communication fits into a broader soft skills and office automation ecosystem. Soft skills training brings an overview of relational skills. The oral communication sub-domain reinforces your confidence facing an audience, a natural complement to written communication. Word processing training brings the technical mastery needed to produce structured documents. The PowerPoint visual presentation sub-domain covers the technical mastery of presentation materials. On the method side, personal efficiency and organisation training structures daily productivity, and the creativity and innovation sub-domain brings mind mapping to structure an idea before writing it.
Several evolutions are shaping written communication in 2026. Generative AI (Microsoft Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Notion AI) is entering daily professional writing, accelerating first drafts, rewording and translation. Good usage of these tools becomes a skill in itself, provided you keep a critical view and a personal style. Short formats dominate (synthetic email, message-oriented presentation, LinkedIn post) facing information overload. Mobile readability is establishing itself for most internal and external writings. Hybrid presentation plus webinar formats require more visual and more narrative materials. Our pedagogical content regularly integrates these evolutions to remain aligned with current company practices.
All our written communication training courses are available on-site in our Geneva (Route des Jeunes 35) and Lausanne (Avenue de Mon-Repos 24) centres, as well as in interactive virtual classroom with a live trainer. Our sessions are organised in 5-week cycles, which makes registration fast and planning smooth for working professionals. Short formats, from half a day to two days, suit the busy agendas of executives and assistants. Customised corporate training is also possible at your premises, in Geneva, Lausanne, Vaud and across French-speaking Switzerland, with a programme adapted to your editorial brand identity. Several professional funding paths can be considered depending on your profile and employer.
ITTA is a certified training centre based in French-speaking Switzerland. Our written communication trainers are professionals active in corporate communication, consulting or coaching for Swiss and international organisations, allowing them to share proven templates and best practices directly usable on your next documents. The catalogue regroups our training courses covering structured documentation, impactful presentations and storytelling. Our pedagogical team supports you in choosing the right path and identifying the funding solutions that fit your professional situation.
Do I need to be comfortable in French to follow these courses?
Good ease in written French is an asset to fully leverage the training. Profiles writing daily, even with some difficulties, generally derive the most visible benefit. For non-French-speaking profiles, our pedagogical team guides you towards the English version of the training courses.
What is the difference between this training and a PowerPoint course?
A PowerPoint course covers technical software mastery (masters, animations, transitions, exports). The Design Impactful Presentations training addresses the substance and form of the message: narrative structuring, visual hierarchy, chart choice, meeting conduct. Both approaches are complementary.
Is storytelling relevant in a technical role?
Yes. Storytelling brings techniques to structure a message and engage an audience, particularly useful to present an IT project, defend a transformation budget, or communicate a technical vision to the executive committee. Technical profiles transitioning to management benefit particularly.
Are your courses available for companies?
Yes, the entire written communication catalogue is available in-house, in Geneva, Lausanne and in virtual classroom, with a programme adapted to your editorial brand identity and use cases. Our team builds the specifications with you and organises sessions according to your calendar.
Monday to Friday
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Tel. 058 307 73 00
ITTA
Route des jeunes 35
1227 Carouge, Suisse
Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 06:00 pm.
