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Business Writing Skills
Short course
In London ()
Description
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Type
Short course
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Duration
1 Day
Smart business writers have a responsibility to communicate clearly for their readers. They use a successful formula for planning and structuring their writing; the process is easy, swift and effective. The end product is reader-friendly, time-thrifty and action-focused. Suitable for: Anyone wishing to improve their writing skills
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Course programme
- Improve their own writing objectively
- Recognise smart business writing
- Write with a concise and impactful style
- Structure documents and transmit clear messages
- Prepare materials that motivate readers to take action
Case Study
- Bankers and traders are demanding and hungry for key information: they need headlines and key points. Analysts and researchers need data and hard evidence in order to recommend themes and action. Operational people communicate operational data and strategic thinkers want strategy. Smart writers anticipate the specific needs of their readers - credibility, trust, personal value and future business are the result.
- Course exercises
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Pre-course exercise
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Post-course support
- Certificate of attendance
- Establish standards for writing for the financial sector
- Recognise individual writing styles
- Create a best practice model
- Clarify the purpose of writing and the action that readers will take
- Anticipate readers' needs and wants
- Focus on delivering core messages
- Use generic structures to organise your thoughts
- Write tight, effective sentences
- Skim off unnecessary wordage
- Summarise long passages easily
- Be clear, get read
- Language, tone and style
- Impact on readers
- Simplicity and professionalism
- Correct use of essential grammer
- Frequently-used punctuation errors
- Tips on how to self-edit
Business Writing Skills