Live Instructor-Led Training
Writing that excites and motivates a reader can make the difference between project success and project failure. But well-written documents do not just happen. The course The Whole Cycle (Business Writing Training) equips the business professional with the concrete tools and strategies to plan and create documents that inspire, inform, engage and persuade. Whether you are drafting a technical report, business plan, briefing note, or job application - the skills learned in this course will take your writing to the next level.
Feb 10 - 11, 2025$1,500.00Mar 10 - 11, 2025$1,500.00Apr 14 - 15, 2025$1,500.00May 12 - 13, 2025$1,500.00Jun 9 - 10, 2025$1,500.00Jul 14 - 15, 2025$1,500.00
Introduction
Why writing well matters
Understanding your writing style
Self-assessment and goals
Planning Your Document
Structure: What type of document are you writing?
Goals: Why are you writing this? How will this be used?
Target audience: Who will read this?
Using storyboarding for long documents
Appendices and annexes
Footnotes versus endnotes
Overview of the document production process
Writing Clearly
Active versus passive voice
Formal or informal writing
Using style guides - spelling, grammar, citations
Choosing the right words
Brevity and editing
Eliminating ambiguous phrases, jargon, and offensive terms
Guiding the Reader
Introducing the document
Transition words to keep things flowing
Using headings and sub-headings
Using numbered and bulleted lists
Using parallel structures
Using paragraphs
A Picture Says a Thousand Words
The power of diagrams, images, tables and graphs
How to embed graphs and images into text
Polishing and Perfecting Your Report
Using formatting and styles
Proofreading and grammar checking
Peer-review
Final Review - your audience, your purpose, your goal
Business Writing Training: Fundamentals of Business Writing
Good business writing is the intersection of art, technique and technology. This advanced business writing course equips the business professional with the necessary tools and strategies to plan and create documents that inspire, inform and motivate. The course Beyond the Basics (Business Writing Training) introduces participants to the wonderful world of macros and templates, to support authors in creating visually-appealing reports.
Training course titled Business Writing Training: Fundamentals of Business Writing that will allow you to hone your professional skills.
Mar 3 - 4, 2025$1,500.00Apr 7 - 8, 2025$1,500.00May 5 - 6, 2025$1,500.00Jun 2 - 3, 2025$1,500.00Jul 7 - 8, 2025$1,500.00
Business Writing Training: Business Cases, Proposals & Reports
Building on Business Writing Basics I, the course Business Plans, Proposals & Reports (Business Writing Training) takes participants through a step-by-step process to writing informative, persuasive and dynamic business cases, reports and proposals. Good business writing is an art that few master. Become the next wordsmith and create technical documents that people refer to for years.
Training course titled Business Writing Training: Business Cases, Proposals & Reports that will allow you to hone your professional skills.
Feb 17 - 18, 2025$1,500.00Mar 17 - 18, 2025$1,500.00Apr 21 - 22, 2025$1,500.00May 19 - 20, 2025$1,500.00Jun 16 - 17, 2025$1,500.00Jul 21 - 22, 2025$1,500.00
Business Writing Training: Writing Briefing Notes
In the modern workplace, executives must remain informed on a wide array of topics. In such an environment, briefing notes provide managers and directors with valuable information on situational background, facts and the key considerations in making a decision. The course Writing Briefing Notes (Business Writing Training) teaches you the skills you need to write informative and correct briefing notes for the executive level. It combines theory and practical exercises to help you plan, draft and perfect your briefing notes.
Training course titled Business Writing Training: Writing Briefing Notes that will allow you to hone your professional skills.
Feb 17 - 17, 2025$850.00Mar 17 - 17, 2025$850.00Apr 21 - 21, 2025$850.00May 19 - 19, 2025$850.00Jun 16 - 16, 2025$850.00Jul 21 - 21, 2025$850.00