Business Writing Skills Training

A one-day in-company training programme

This course is one of our standard in-company programmes and can be delivered to your people at a venue and date of your choice. If it is not exactly what you want then we can either create a tailored course based on our extensive library of standard course materials or produce a fully bespoke training course for you. Please call 01608 644144 for details.

    

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Course Overview:
This one day workshop covers the principles and practice of effective business writing and is the ideal way to brush up your written communication skills. Extensive use of exercises and case studies make the day informative and memorable. Delegates will be asked to bring along examples of their own written communications to analyse.

Programme Contents

Effective Business Writing
- Deciding When to Write
- Getting the Purpose Clear
- Three Important Considerations
Creating Logic and Sequence
- The Basic Structure
- Good Openings and Effective Endings
- Building the Main Body
Choosing the Right Words
- Streamlining your Writing
- Words to Influence Others
Punctuating Appropriately
The Importance of Style
- Creating the Right Impression
- Active and Passive “Voice”
- Clearing the “Fog”
E-mail
- The Problem with E-Mail
- E-mail Etiquette
Reviewing Real Examples of Written Communications
- Identifying the Do’s and Don’ts for Effective Business Writing
Analysing your own work

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