Improving your Writing Skills

for Business

 

 

an eWord company

 

                                                                                                                                   

 

General Course Information

In this 1-day program, participants will gain the knowledge and skills required to produce clear, effective and relevant communications that achieve business outcomes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

Duration

1 day

9:00am-4:15pm

 

You will learn to:

Ø     Take a structured approach to business writing

 

Ø     Determine the purpose and outcomes of a document

 

Ø     Develop an appropriate structure for a document

 

Ø     Write using 'Plain English', the active voice and an appropriate tone

 

Ø     Create an effective document layout

 

Ø     Edit a document for accuracy, brevity and clarity

 

Ø     Write specifically for email and the internet

 

Who needs to come:

Anyone who needs to prepare and produce clear concise and correctly written business communications via letter, email, or report.

 

 

What skills you need:

There are no formal prerequisites other than functional reading and writing in English.

 

Regular Venue:

37 Angas Street

Adelaide SA

(near Victoria Square)

 

Electus Training:

Electus is a South Australian company with 20 years of experience in training.  Trainers and facilitators at Electus are chosen for their expertise, practical and broad experience in their field and a relaxed and friendly manner.

 

How to book:

Contact Electus by
phone: (08) 8221 5517
fax: (08) 8221 5518
email: mail@electus.com.au

 

Training includes:

Each participant receives a training reference manual/workbook and supplementary training materials. 

Refreshments and lunch are provided.

 

 

Course dates:

Visit www.electus.com.au for the latest course schedule or ring us on (08) 8221 5517.

 

Improving your Writing Skills for Business

 

an eWord company

 

 

 

Course Content

 

Introduction

 

  • Setting the context
  • Personal objectives
  • Learning outcomes

 

Effective Business Writing

 

  • Self evaluation
  • What is effective business writing?
  • Current trends in business writing
  • A structured approach to business writing

 

The Planning Stage

 

  • The planning process
  • Stage 1 – Purpose, Outcomes and
  • Readers
  • Choosing the best approach
  • Stage 2 – Structure
  • Planning checklist

 

The Writing Stage

 

  • The writing process
  • Language – Plain English, active voice,
  • tone, punctuation
  • Layout – Headings, sentence and
  • paragraph structure, bullet points
  • Writer’s block
  • Writer’s checklist

 

The Editing Stage

 

  • The editing process
  • Editing checklist

 

Email and The Internet

 

  • Writing emails
  • Writing for the internet

 

Action Plan

 

  • Application of learning back at work
  • References and further reading