Effective Business Writing

Effective Business Writing - 1 Day Workshop
Suitable For:
Anyone who needs to communicate effectively with others... i.e. most of us!
Overview:
This highly-practical1 dayworkshop is full of tips and insights and provides useful guidance on how to order your thoughts so that written documents are clearly structured.
The workshop will focus on making your writing clear and direct, pitching it at the appropriate level and using good grammar and punctuation. Outline:

• Self Assessment
  • Fog Index: how clear is your writing?
• The Psychology of Communication
  • Overcoming barriers and misconceptions
  • Eliminating ambiguity
  • Adapting for your reader
  • Layout
• Grammar
  • Split infinitives
  • Dangling modifiers
  • Punctuation
  • Verb agreement
  • Reflexives
  • 'I' and 'me'
  • Active v passive verbs
  • Spelling
  • Proof reading
• Presenting Information
  • Beginning
  • Middle
  • End
• Solving Problems and Presenting Recommendations
  • Offering solutions to problems
  • Making recommendations

Outcomes: As a result of completing this workshop, delegates will;

• Use good grammar and appropriate punctuation
• Structure their writing so others understand their message - quickly
• Pitch their communication at the right level
• Express their ideas clearly and concisely