Effective Business Writing
Workshop Description
In today’s workplace, a lot of communication is in the written form, and this becomes more so with the increasing use of email.
Every working professional must have the skills to communicate clearly, concisely, and positively. This workshop targets these three important areas – it shows you how to be clear in your writing, how to convey your message without using too many unnecessary words, and how to write to build and maintain relationships.
Workshop Objectives
At the end of the programme, participants will:
- Know the importance of style and tone in business writing.
- Be able to structure sentences clearly and correctly.
- Be able to identify and avoid common grammatical errors in business writing.
Workshop Content
Planning Your Writing
Adopting the Right Style |
Layout and Etiquette |
Common Grammatical Errors
- Subject and verb agreement
- Transitive and intransitive verbs
- Shift in tenses
- Simple past, present perfect, and past perfect
- Common problems with adjectives
- The use of nouns
- Reference of pronouns
- The use of prepositions
- Sentence structures
Intended Audience
This workshop is recommended for executives and managers, who must write to communicate, negotiate, inform, persuade, or make requests. It is also useful for those who rely on writing to build and maintain relationship, improve productivity, and portray a professional image.
Workshop Methodology
The workshop is highly interactive, and it includes mini-lectures, exercises, group discussions, presentations and feedback from the trainer.
Real case scenarios will be used, so that the learning is relevant and applicable to work situations.
Workshop Duration
2 Days
