Cutting Edge Business Writing

Course Description:

This workshop will teach you the up to date techniques used in effective written communication. It uses a systematic and practical approach to help your write clearer and stronger memos, reports and emails in less time. You will learn to avoid the common writing mistakes and enhance your business productivity.

Duration:

Two (2) days

Target Audience:

Entrepreneurs, managers and supervisors

Objectives:

1. To equip the participants with the skills and strategies for communicating effectively in a very competitive business environment.
2. To draw attention to common writing errors, including the unnecessary use of jargon, as well as the importance being able to capture the readers imagination in writing memos, reports, letters, and emails.
3. To enable participants to distinguish between average and excellent business writing.
4. To give the participants the opportunity to practice and refine their writing skill, including editing memos, reports, letters and emails.

Course Outline:

Good writing in business: Practical Principles

• What is good writing?
• Avoiding common writing problems
• Tips to becoming a better business writer

From Principles to Actual Practice: Business Writing Applied

• Knowing your target audience
• Using an outline to remain sharp
• Brainstorming initial ideas
• Doing the first draft
• Revising and polishing
• Writer’s block and its remedies

Getting the basics right for more impact: grammar, punctuation and general style issues

• General style
• Grammar
• Punctuation

Packaging your writing: presentation

• Readability enhanced
• Graphics: strengths and pitfalls

Choosing the appropriate document type and letters for your writing

• The Tone: Formal or informal?
• Your options: be guided by the purpose of your writing
• Memos
• Email messages
• Business letters
• The sales letter
• Proposals
• Reports
• Press releases

Who should attend?

• secretaries and administrative assistants
• managers and supervisors
• marketing and sales personnel
• corporate communicators
• anyone who wants to write English more confidently in the workplace

Training Methodology

The seminar uses live-facilitation, visual presentations, Activity-Based Learning Workshops and games to help the participants truly learn and digest the teaching objectives.

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Pre-registration is required. For reservations, please call Mel, Razel or Ian at Tel. (632) 810-7765, (632) 810-7971, (632) 810-7972, (632) 816-2461, Fax. (632) 812-0494, Mobile Nos: Smart +63939 627 3630, Globe +63915 799 9859. Email us at seminars@rmpconsultancy.com to make a reservation. A registration form can be downloaded from our website.

This workshop is also available in public, in-house, weekday and weekend formats and can be tailor-fitted to your needs.

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