Concise Business Writing

Introduction:

Writing is a key method of communication for most people, and it’s one that many people struggle with. How do we get our written messages across to a wide range of audiences in such a short and concise manner? We will teach you the conventions, strategies, and approaches to strong foundational business writing.

This course has been approved for 7 PDUs | 7 CDUs

Objectives:

Understand techniques to build stronger sentences, paragraphs, and documents
Learn the differences in writing different types of written communication and what is socially acceptable to each
Create stronger meeting agendas, emails, business letters and proposals

Course Outline:

Getting Started

  • Workshop Objectives
  • Pre-Assignment Review

Working with Words

  • Spelling
  • Grammar
  • Creating a Cheat Sheet

Constructing Sentences

  • Parts of a Sentence
  • Punctuation
  • Types of Sentences

Creating Paragraphs

  • The Basic Parts
  • Organization Methods

Writing Meeting Agendas

  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Agenda

Writing E-mails

  • Addressing Your Message
  • Grammar and Acronyms

Writing Business Letters

  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Letter

Writing Proposals

  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Proposal

Writing Reports

  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Report

Other Types of Documents

  • Requests for Proposals
  • Projections
  • Executive Summaries
  • Business Cases

Proofreading and Finishing

  • A Proofreading Primer
  • How Peer Review Can Help
  • Printing and Publishing

Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise

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