Business Writing

Description

Writing is a key method of communication for most people, and it's one that many people struggle with. Writing and communication skills have degraded with more and more people communicating through email and text messaging. Developing writing skills is still important in the business world as creating proper documents (such as proposals, reports, and agendas) gives you that extra edge in the workplace.

The Business Writing course will give you a refresher on basic writing concepts (such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation) and an overview of the most common business documents. These basic skills will provide you with that extra benefit in the business world that a lot of people are losing.

Course Curriculum

  • Introduction
    • Course Objectives ..
  • Module 1
    • Working With Words ..
    • Spelling ..
    • Grammar ..
    • Creating a Cheat Sheet ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 2
    • Constructing Sentences ..
    • Parts of a Sentence ..
    • Punctuation ..
    • Types of Sentences ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 3
    • Creating Paragraphs ..
    • The Basic Parts ..
    • Organization Methods ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 4
    • Writing Meeting Agendas ..
    • The Basic Structure ..
    • Choosing a Format ..
    • Writing the Agenda ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 5
    • Writing E-mails ..
    • Addressing Your Message ..
    • Grammar and Acronyms ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 6
    • Writing Business Letters ..
    • The Basic Structure ..
    • Choosing a Format ..
    • Writing the Letter ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 7
    • Writing Proposals ..
    • The Basic Structure ..
    • Choosing a Format ..
    • Writing the Proposal ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 8
    • Writing Reports ..
    • The Basic Structure ..
    • Choosing a Format ..
    • Writing the Report ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 9
    • Other Types of Documents ..
    • Requests for Proposals ..
    • Projections ..
    • Executive Summaries ..
    • Business Cases ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 10
    • Proofreading and Finishing ..
    • A Proofreading Primer ..
    • How Peer Review Can Help ..
    • Printing and Publishing ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Assessment
    • Post-Test ..