Effective Business Writing

The typical business executive or professional spends approximately 20 percent of their time writing. Yet, writing is a skill few seek to improve once they enter the business world. The Effective Business Writing seminar is designed with individual contributors, staff assistants, team leaders, supervisors, managers and executives in mind. Anyone who wishes to create more professional, effective written communications will benefit greatly from this course, as will those who desire to boost productivity and improve the impact of their writing on clients and coworkers.

This highly interactive one-day workshop is designed to help the business communicator improve writing skills such as preparation, organization, understanding the needs of the reader, avoiding common grammar and spelling mistakes, and basic editing. Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to work on documents they have developed or will need to develop for real world business purposes.

On-Site Training: Can be tailored to the needs of the client organization and delivered on-site at a time and location of the clients choice.

• Understand the three levels of communication
• Apply the five-step PRIDE method to create effective written communications
• Learn how to write a clear purpose statement
• Determine means to communicate effectively
• Learn about behavioral styles and how they affect communication
• Review important skills relating to grammar and composition
• Practice new skills in reports, memos, e-mail, and letters
• Choose the resources needed to deliver an effective message
• Learn strategies for effective editing
• Critique their own writing style