Business Writing Skills
| Date |
Location |
Duration |
Cost |
| 19 Aug 2011 (Fri) | Washington | 1 | £ 245 |
Please contact us to discuss private course dates and locations |
Course Overview
Success in today's organisation is closely related to the ability to communicate ideas and messages effectively. Poorly written correspondence can have disastrous results for your organisation and waste valuable time and resources.
Prerequisites
- No previous knowledge is required.
Objectives
Training Options
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377
What's Included
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
- Comprehensive course manual and exercises
Course Content
Introduction
Why do we need them?
What's in it for me?
Setting the Objective
Why set an objective?
Setting the objective
Write the right document
Discover your Audience
Demographics
Attitudes, values and interests
Situation
Gathering the information
Using Plain English
Punctuation
Abbreviations
Vocabulary and spelling
Word, sentence & paragraph lengths
Phrasing and sentences
Explain new ideas clearly
Be politically correct
Use everyday English
General approach
Outlining
Making it look readable
Report Writing
Why do we write reports?
Collecting the information
What to include?
The structure
The Power of Persuasion
The psychology
Show you're on their side
Lead them over to your side
Business documents
Print