Course Objectives
Business Writing Skills - Virtual Learning
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Apply the fundamental pillars of business writing for achieving better results
- Practice basic techniques for writing effective emails, letters and memos
- Deliver solid conclusions through organized structure and flow
Target Audience
All individuals operating in a business setting with a need to express themselves effectively in writing.
Target Competencies
- Written communication
- Business writing etiquette
- Structured thinking
Course Outline
- Introduction to business writing
- Definitions of business writing
- Report writing
- Setting emails, letters and memos in context
- 6 tips for writing effectively
- Recognizing the hallmarks of effective
- Applying modern day business writing techniques
- Characteristics of business writing
- 7 traits of organized writing
- Setting a purpose
- Using clear, specific and positive writing
- Developing your business writing style
- Writing strategy
- Organizing thoughts
- Pyramid structuring
- Applying pyramid structuring to your writing
- Making the most of your facts
- Deductive reasoning
- Abductive reasoning
- Building a compelling introduction
- Big tips on writing
- Promoting clarity in writing
- Avoiding miscommunication
- Managing and delivering expectations
- Writing considerations
- Using power words to influence your audience
- Presentations: less is more
- Business writing editing
- Business writing auditing
- How to be a successful business writer