Advanced Writing Skills

Duration: Offered as a 60 minute webinar or 1 day in class

Course Overview

This course is for those who already are good writers. Our time will be devoted to writing letters of recommendation, of persuasion, of refusal, or of action, that reflect current word usage and up-to-date formats. You can also learn some basics about writing business cases, proposals, and reports.

Learning Objectives

  • Make your writing clear, complete, concise, and correct
  • Improve sentence construction and paragraph development
  • Deal with specific business requests
  • Create effective business cases, proposals, and reports
  • Thoroughly document sources that you use in your writing

Course Outline

1. Course Overview

2. The C’s of Writing

  • Writing Clearly
  • Writing Concisely
  • Making Connections
  • Writing Correctly
  • Choosing Your Sources

3. Writing Mechanics

  • Building Paragraphs
  • Proper Paragraphs
  • More on Paragraphs
  • Making Connections

4. Dealing with Specific Requests

  • Types of Letters
  • Keeping it Real

5. Preparing Business Documents

  • Business Cases
  • Requests for Proposals
  • Writing Reports
  • Documentation

6. Editing Techniques

7. Personal Action Plan