Duration

1 day

Aim

To combat fears and encourage confidence in business writing skills, particularly focusing on writing in a more conversational style with the reader in mind. To communicate your message in writing that is clear and concise and still is you!

Target Audience

The course is aimed at those people who have to write business letters, memos or reports and who have had little or no formal training in business writing.

Prerequisites

This course assumes no prior training within this subject

Course Content

 Fears and hopes about writing  Why is writing important?  How to make your writing clearer  Use the right word  Most frequently mis-spelled words  Know your reader  The readability test  Creativity in writing  Structuring letters, memos and reports

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course participants will be able to:

 Establish the need for improvement in writing skills  Use a systematic approach to planning and preparing to write  Identify and practise skills essential for business writing  Know their reader and respond appropriately  Stand in the shoes of the receiver  Write in confidence

Course Outline