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Business Writing That Works

2 Day Instructor-led
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Course Information

We all know what good writing is. It’s the novel we cannot put down, the poem we never forgot, and the speech that changes the way we look at the world. Good writing is the memo that gets action and the letter that says what a phone call cannot.

In business writing, the language is concrete, the point of view is clear, and the points are well expressed. Good writing is hard work, and even the best writers get discouraged. However, with practice you can feel more confident about your own writing. This two-day workshop will give participants the tools to become better writers.

  • Specific learning objectives include: 
  • The value of good written communication. 
  • How to write and proofread your work so it is clear, concise, complete, and correct. 
  • How to apply these skills in real world situations. 
  • Understanding the proper format for memos, letters, and e-mails.

Course Outline

1. Why Write?
2. Be Clear
  • Writing Clearly
  • Individual Exercise
3. Be Concise
  • Writing Concisely
  • Rewriting Exercises
4. Be Complete
  • Making Your Writing Complete
  • Interview Exercise
5. Be Correct
6. Word Agreement
  • Making Words Agree
  • Rewriting Exercises
7. Active and Passive Voice
8. Sentences and Sentence Types
  • Sentences and Paragraphs
  • Individual Exercise
9. Readability Index
  • About the Index
  • Using the Index
10. Manners and Courtesy
  • Courtesy
  • What’s My Style?
11. Practical Language
12. Inclusive Language
13. Sentence Construction
14. Punctuation
  • Introduction
  • Test Preparation
15. Writing Business Letters
  • Steps to Writing Business Letters
  • Parts of a Business Letter
  • Types of Letters
  • Dissecting Letters
16. Writing Effective E-mails
  • E-mail Basics
  • Managing E-Mail
  • E-mail at Work
17. Spelling and Proofreading
  • Spelling Tips
  • Proofreading Tips
18. Writing Memos
  • The Anatomy of a Memo
  • Acme Funfest
19. Reviewing Your Writing
20. Writing Challenges
  • Personal Action Plan

Dates & Availability

We currently don’t have any dates scheduled for this training course but offer it as a corporate, private course for your own team.

Please use the enquire button below.

Private Courses

We can arrange your own private Career course.

Tailored

Have us build a custom private course tailored to your needs.

Cost Effective

If you are looking to training a group of people private courses can be very cost effective.

Post Course Support

Unlimited post course email support on the course topics.

What Our Clients Think

Really enjoyed this course. It delivered exactly what I wanted out it.

Malkit Singh - Regatta Ltd

The pace he delivered the course was perfect and he explained everything so clearly and in a way I could understand.

Jessica Homer - All About Food

Course was well adjusted to consider the business perspective - considering commonly needed calculations, time based data analysis etc.

Suvi Salminen - Crane CPE

A great course. The trainers experience and knowledge is a great asset.

Nancy Shering - Equinix Group Ltd

Course is well structured and instructor delivered the content, and more, perfectly. No question left unanswered, no theory unexplained.

Aidan Hamill - Intact Software

The trainer was an amazing lecturer and the vba course was very usefull and well structured. Thank you.

Veronika Panton - Haven Power

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