Course Description

This is a 2-day practical workshop on Effective Business Writing Skills.

How you write and what you write can greatly influence and motivate your target audience, be it your clients, customers, suppliers, or top management. The power of effective written communication can contribute significantly to organisational productivity, effectiveness and success in today’s rapidly changing business world.

Key Topics covered

Module 1:

•       Introduction to Effective Business Writing
•       Writing for results
•       Writing step by step
•       Using the ACT technique to write
•       Creating a message

Module 2:

•       Organising information
•       Writing a first draft
•       Using the right Approach
•       Effective editing
•       Bringing your writing to life

Module 3:

•       Effective layout
•       Content focus
•       Reader focus
•       Rules of Good Writing
•       Memos and e-mails

Module 4:

•       Letters and reports
•       Agendas and minutes
•       Writing of Proposals

Module 5:

•       Essential Grammar for Business writing
•       Sentence construction
•       Bones of Contention
•       Words often confused
•       Where to go from here