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Every workplace writes things down differently — notices, messages, handovers, forms. Here you can practice working out what a piece of writing is actually asking you to do, and writing back clearly.

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Short workplace experiences.

These run on the same SkillRise Workday structure as the workplace stories: you arrive, something happens, you decide, and Spark talks it through with you.

Playable nowHarbor Hotel · 8 minutes

What Does the Guest Need?

A guest at Harbor Hotel has emailed the front desk before arrival. The message is long, polite and contains three different things — only one of them needs action today.

Includes optional Try it your way practice.Start practice →
In development (5)not playable yet · no release date
  • The Notice on the Wall — Fresh Market
  • The Shift-Change Message — Riverside Café
  • Writing the Short Email — BrightSpark Digital
  • Completing the Form — Precision Manufacturing
  • What Did She Actually Ask For? — Harbor Hotel

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