1-day Business Writing Skills
Background
We all write, but not necessarily as well as we could. Although writing is an important part of working life, we rarely receive help with documents or writing guidance. Many people admit that they feel insecure about their grammar and writing. However being able to write with skill can give us a real advantage in business when we need to get people to sit up and take notice.
Using a plain English style is much easier to write and immediately creates a more helpful impression of the writer and their organisation.
Course Overview
By the end of this one day course delegates will be able to:
- • produce natural and fluent text quickly and easily
- • use reader friendly words and phrases
- • write in a way that creates a positive impression
- • select the appropriate style and tone for the topic and reader
- • avoid common mistakes to produce accurate, clear documents.
Course Outline
On this one-day course you will learn how to:
- • Set a clear objective
- • Build a logical structure
- • Get your key messages across
- • Choose an appropriate style
- • Establish and build rapport
- • Keep readers reading
- • Make your writing more readable
- • Write confidently and clearly
- • Construct sound, clear sentences
- • Use punctuation logically and helpfully
- • Be sure of your grammar
- • Leave a positive last impression.
The training is delivered in a workshop style with a mix of presentations, individual and group exercises and group discussions.
