Effective Business Writing

Course Number:  002-WK
Recommended Duration:  2 Days

Intended Audience:  Corporate Executives

Course Overview
This course is conducted either onsite or online. Along with keeping up with all the many technological advances in today’s workplace, business professionals must also be skilled in the basic ability to communicate their ideas. Effective and concise written documents remain a key ingredient to successful careers. Participants will learn writing skills used by major national and multinational corporations. This course is similar to the Business Writing Essentials course but it includes a review of one student submitted writing sample and one revision.

Objectives
As a result of taking this course, you will learn to:

• Use fast start-up procedures to organize and plan a written document
• Employ free writing to stay focused
• Target specific outcomes that will accomplish desired goals
• Determine the right tone for the audience
• Tailor a document to the specific needs of the audience
• Understand the limitations of spelling and grammar checkers
• Easily navigate the maze of grammar and punctuation rules
• Design a document for positive visual impact
• Identify commonly accepted business document styles
• Write concisely by clarifying vague words and phrases
• Use precise language
• Replace unproductive writing habits with new efficient skills
• Recognize that business writing is simple and direct

Prerequisites:  None

Topics

• Start-up Procedures

• Free Writing

• Outcomes

• Tone

• Needs of the Audience

• Spelling and Grammar Checkers

• Grammar and Punctuation Rules

• Positive Visual Impact

• Business Document Styles

• Writing Concisely

• Precise Language

• Unproductive Writing Habits

• Simple and Direct Approach