Dates : 18 November 2026

Language : English

CPE Points : 1

Deadline to register : 16 November 2026

Trainer name: Sara I. James, PhDm CIA

Type of session (Online training/ In-Person Training / Webinar): Webinar

Who should attend?

This webinar is designed for internal auditors, as well as risk and compliance professionals seeking new ways to communicate the results of their work.

Course description 

Drawing on Sara I. James’ experience as an internal auditor as well as an editor, translator, and freelance writer of many decades, this webinar will help attendees match message and medium.

The webinar covers the following themes:

1. What do the Standards and guidelines actually require?

2. What are common approaches to communication?

3. What media or technologies are we overlooking in our communications?

4. How can we overcome internal barriers to change?

Trainer bio

Sara I. James, PhD, CIA

Owner, Getting Words to Work®

With over 35 years' teaching, writing, publishing and corporate experience in the US

and Europe, Sara provides report-writing training worldwide. She has written numerous articles on language and reporting, and spoken at national and international conferences.

As a member of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors’ Technical Content and Research Group, Sara provides resources for members in the UK and abroad. As well as a Certified Internal Auditor, she is a professional writer, copyeditor and translator. Sara was the copyeditor for the IIA’s Global Internal Audit Standards and Quality Assessment Manual, as well as a member of the working group for the Global Practice Guide on Final Engagement Communications.

Sara is the author of the bestselling Radical Reporting: Writing Better Audit, Risk, Compliance, and Information Security Reports and was one of Richard Chambers’ 2022 Internal Audit Beacon Award winners. In 2025, the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors awarded her the J. J. Morris Award for Distinguished Service. For more information, please visit www.saraijames.com.