Many people are defeated by the attitude that writing is an awesome task. These people do not trust themselves with the language. They go to the files to see what has been done in the past. To overcome their insecurity, they try to write to impress. They hunt for big words to sound like an authority on the subject. They pad their reports to indicate thoroughness. That is not the path to confident, effective writing. This one-day workshop will help the participants to develop habits of good writing.

1) Advanced Writing Skills

• Specific learning objectives include
• Identify their writing challenges
• Make their writing clear, concise, and correct
• Improve sentence construction and paragraph development
• Identify ways to make their writing simpler and easier to read
• Use the readability index
• Develop effective business letters for tough situations
• Use proper e-mail etiquette
• Develop an appropriate writing style and format for letters, business cases, and reports
• Use standard ways of documenting materials

2) Business Writing that Works

• Specific learning objectives include
• Use the five C’s of writing
• Ensure their writing meets basic grammatical standards, including word agreement, sentence construction, proper spelling, and punctuation
• Differentiate between the active and passive voice
• Write business letters, reports, memos, and e-mails

3) Writing Reports and Proposals

• Specific learning objectives include
• Learn the value of good written communications.
• Develop paragraphs that introduce, connect, develop, and conclude some part of an idea.
• Prepare reports and proposals that inform, persuade, and provide information.
• Learn how to proofread your work so you are confident it is clear, concise, complete, and correct.
• Provide an opportunity to apply these skills in real work applications.

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