Course details

The ability to write clear, concise and professional business letters, e-mails and reports is a critical business skill. However, many people find the prospect of writing a time-consuming and often overwhelming task. Many drafts end up in the bin and managers waste precious time editing and re-writing. This course will give you the confidence and skills to help you draft documents much faster and write persuasively and effectively.

Aim and Objectives

The ability to write clear, concise and professional business letters, e-mails and reports is a critical business skill.

However, many people find the prospect of writing a time-consuming and often overwhelming task. Many drafts end up in the bin and managers waste precious time editing and re-writing.

This course will give you the confidence and skills to help you draft documents much faster and write persuasively and effectively.

Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Write in a clear, concise way that meets your readers' needs;
  • Adapt your style and tone to suit differing readers;
  • Overcome writer's block and be an effective editor of your own work;
  • Structure your material to suit the aim.
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Method

The programme aims to maximise participation through discussions and individual and group exercises. The style is informal and the content informative. At each stage there is an emphasis on individual action: what are you going to do differently?

Updated on 08 November, 2015

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