Course Overview
TOPThis Business Writing Training class will give business professionals the tools they need to write effective, efficient business correspondence. Students will learn how to get started on a writing project, use appropriate business tone in the document, and discern between the different kinds of business correspondence. Students will learn how to decide what the appropriate vehicle is for written communication in business, electronic or hard copy.
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOP- Learn proper preparation steps before beginning a writing project.
- Summarize the principles of writing effective business communications.
- Demonstrate the ability to write a business proposal, complete with visuals and an executive summary that employ effective strategies of persuasion.
- Learn to communicate to the audience effectively through focused, well-written business communications.
Outline
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Viewing outline for:
- Major Functions and Forms of Business Writing
- The Three Major Functions of Business Writing
- Forms of Business Writing
- Preparing to Write
- Knowing the Subject
- Writing and Communication Guidelines
- Consider Your Audience
- How Much Information to Include
- Anticipate Questions
- Formal vs Informal Writing
- Use Appropriate, Nondiscriminatory Language
- Use Bullets, Numbering, and Formatting
- Communicating Effectively
- Email and Instant Messenger
- Email
- The Message
- Email Do's and Don'ts
- The Electronics Communication Privacy Act of 1986
- Instant Messenger
- IM Statuses
- IM Do's and Don'ts
- Email
- Letters, Documents, and Proposals
- Letters and Documents
- Anticipating Audience Response
- Choosing the Right Tone
- Business Letter Format
- Proposals
- Determining the Desired Outcome
- Writing an Executive Summary
- Using Informative and Persuasive Techniques
- Using Visuals
- Letters and Documents
- More Writing Tips
- Organize the Information
- Chronological Paragraphs
- Compare-and-Contrast Paragraphs
- Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
- Problem-Solution Paragraphs
- Relationship Paragraphs
- Choosing the Organizational Model
- Delivering Negative Information
- Writing an Introduction
- Buffering the Negative News
- Providing a Remedy, Lesson Learned, or Course of Action
- Concluding the Message
- Reading What You Wrote
Prerequisites
TOPNone