This course offers effective strategies to sharpen your writing skills by structuring your ideas logically, exercising diplomacy in letters and reports, and shaping your arguments. This course may earn a Credly Badge.

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* Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.

Learning Objectives

Writing is a key method of communication for most people, and it is one that many people struggle with. This workshop will give participants a refresher on basic writing concepts (such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation), and an overview of the most common business documents (such as proposals, reports, and agendas), giving you that extra edge in the workplace.

1

  • Writing skills

  • Basic writing skills
    Discussing basic writing skills
    Discussing the writing process
    Effective sentences and paragraphs
    Choosing the right words
    Discussing sentences
    Identifying the components of effective paragraphs
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  • Writing specific messages

  • Business letters and reports
    Discussing business letters and reports
    Writing brief messages
    Writing opinionated messages
    Discussing apology letters
    Discussing complaint letters
    Discussing persuasive messages
3

  • Understanding proposals

  • Proposals
    Discussing proposal types
    Client-focused proposals
    Knowing your client
    Identifying effective writing for proposals
4

  • Letter proposals

  • Writing a letter proposal
    Writing an opening
    Writing the body
    Writing a closing
    Visually appealing proposals
    Making an appealing proposal
5

  • Formal proposals

  • Structuring formal proposals
    Structuring a cover letter
    Formatting a title page
    Creating a table of contents
    Writing executive summary
    Structuring the body
    Discussing the appendix
    Visual elements and editing
    Using visual elements

Audience

This course is for individuals who need to write clearly and concisely in a professional environment.

Language

English

Prerequisites

There are no stated prerequisites for this course. Please check with your representative for details.

Course Info

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Cost: $ 395

Length: 1.0 day (8 hours)

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