| EFFECTIVE
BUSINESS WRITING
|
| a
one-day workshop |
| This
workshop shows the learner how to write clear and concise
reader-centered business messages that can be read and understood on the
first reading. Practice in
writing memos and letters are a part of the day. |
WORKSHOP
CONTENT
Unit
1: Course overview and introduction
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Workshop
content and objectives |
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Self-analysis:
assess your strengths and weaknesses |
Unit
2: Organize and plan your writing for results
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Getting
ready: know your purpose |
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Write
for your reader…how to do it |
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Getting
started: gather your ideas |
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How
to overcome writer’s block |
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Getting
organized: “mapping” strategies to brainstorm and organize your
ideas |
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Structures
to sequence your writing logically |
Unit
3: Make
the writing process work for your
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Business
writing samples |
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Open
with your main point |
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Practice
free writing |
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The
IMPACT system of word selection and sentence structure |
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Trim
“flabby” writing: cut out wordiness, clichés and jargon |
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Set
an appropriate tone |
Unit
4: Getting it right: revising
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Three
levels of revising |
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Proofreading |
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Test
your copy’s readability |
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Minding
your electronic manners |
Unit
5: Practice
and feedback
(in writing, editing and applying the criteria from Units
1, 2 and 3 to develop a reader-centered message.)
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Effective
writing checklist |
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Tips
and tricks |
EXPECTED
OUTCOMES
At
the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
| 1. |
Improve
personal productivity. |
| 2. |
Make
the writing process easier. |
| 3. |
More
efficiently organize the writing task. |
| 4. |
Improve
the effectiveness of written communication by applying six rules for
clear writing. |
| 5. |
Produce
excellent written communication by applying editing skills to your own
writing. |
| 6. |
Improve
the readability of your writing. |
| 7. |
Help
third parties understand action taken by identifying special guidelines
for documentation writing. |
| 8. |
Use
an appropriate tone for business letters. |
METHODS:
Lecture,
practice writing exercises, handouts, visuals, discussions. Participants
are asked to bring two recent samples of their writing. Class is
paced for practice of each skill that follows a brief lecture.
Some exercises are completed in small groups.
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