Successful Business Writing

Dates Scheduled: 11/17/2010, 3/9/2011

Length: 1 day / Time: 9:00A - 4:30P

Cost: $295.00

Course Description: For those who must write as part of their job, being able to write well is a real career boost. Learn how to enhance your organizational profile and capture your thoughts on paper so they are strong and persuasive, but at the same time clear, concise, complete and correct.

Course Objective:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• To learn the value of good written communications
• To make writing clear, concise, complete and correct
• To learn how to proofread your work so you can feel confident it is clear, concise, complete and correct
• To provide an opportunity to apply these skills in real work applications

Target Student: This course is for individuals who need to write clearly and concisely in a professional environment.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:

• Grammar Essentials
• Microsoft Office Word 2003 Microsoft Office
• Outlook 2003 Step by Step

Course Content: Full Course Outline
Lesson 1: Introduction and Course Overview
Lesson 2: Why Write?
Lesson 3: The First C Writing Clearly
Lesson 4: The Second C Writing Concisely
Lesson 5: The Third C Making Your Writing Complete
Lesson 6: The Fourth C Writing Correctly
Lesson 7: Word Agreement Making Words Agree
Lesson 8: Active and Passive Voice
Lesson 9: Sentences and Sentence Types Sentences and Paragraphs
Lesson 10: Readability Index
Lesson 11: The Fifth C Courtesy What's My Style?
Lesson 12: Practical Language
Lesson 13: Inclusive Language
Lesson 14: Sentence Construction
Lesson 15: Punctuation
Lesson 16: Writing Business Letters, Steps to Writing Business Letters, Dissecting Letters, Parts of a Business Letter ,Types of Letters
Lesson 17: Reports
Lesson 18: Spelling & Proofreading
Lesson 19: Writing Memos
Lesson 20: E-Mail Etiquette
Lesson 21: Writing Challenges A Personal Action Plan