Business Writing Basics Training

Writing for business is a learned skill, one that's essential for good business communication. In this course, you'll learn how to write effectively and efficiently for different kinds of business correspondence. We'll discuss how to begin a writing project, develop an appropriate tone and choose the right vehicle for your message. We'll present some of the basic principles that govern the composition of business communications and how to approach particular audiences with focused, well written prose. When you have completed this course, you will be able to write effective business communications, compose a business proposal that's supported with visuals, along with an executive summary using persuasive strategies that get results.

Learning objectives:

• Use pre-writing strategies to plan a document
• Write effectively for different audiences
• Choose the right tone
• Organize a document clearly and logically
• Convey negative information professionally
• Apply specific strategies to achieve a goal
• Identify email and IM best practices
• Check a document for qualities like clarity and conciseness