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WRITING & EDITING SKILLS – MAKING THE MESSAGE CLEAR – Instructor-led Online
November 15, 2023 @ 9:00 am – November 16, 2023 @ 4:00 pm
Good business writing leads to good business decisions, which leads to good business. This course emphasizes business writing (letters, memos, emails, documents, web material) with the reader and readability in mind. In two days you will focus on new formats, writing style, tone, clarity, conciseness and results while exploring new skills and time saving approaches.
- Spend less time writing and more time communicating
- Motivate and persuade readers to take action
- Develop an active, objective and powerful writing style
- Write sensitive or negative messages in a positive way
- Understand the importance of word choice
- Learn the implications of FOIP in written documentation
- Prepare written information with objectivity and a results perspective
- Develop time saving approaches to minute taking
Outline:
Why is writing so difficult to do?
Preparing to Write
- Purpose
- Audience
- Tone
Choosing a Format
- Emails/Memos
- Business Letters
- Reports
- Advertising Material
- Instructional Documents
- Historical Records
Putting it All Together
- Start with an Outline
- Greetings & Introductions
- Main body of the message
- Wrapping things up
- Proof-reading & Editing
Effective and Efficient
- Clear & Simple
- Vocabulary
- Sentence length & structure
- Paragraph length
- Readability
- Headings
- Lists/Tables
- Page Numbering
- Underlining & Italics
- Font size and weight
- Graphics & Pictures
Mechanics of Writing
- Correct word choice
- Correct spelling
- Comma usage
- Capitalization
- Numbers
- Abbreviations
- Latin expressions
- Subjects & Verbs
- Colons & Semi-colons
Best Practices & Practical Application
- Emails/Memos
- Business Letters
- Reports
- Advertising Material
- Instructional Documents
- Historical Records
Date: November 15 & 16, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Cost: $600.00
Instructor: Heather Lyon
