Collaborative Business Writing | The Corporate Training School

Description

Writing and communication skills have degraded with more and more people communicating through email and instant messaging. Developing writing skills is still important in the business world as is creating proper documents (such as proposals, reports, and agendas) giving you that extra edge in the workplace.

The Collaborative Business Writing workshop will give you the knowledge and skills to collaborate with others and create that important document. You will touch on the types of collaboration, and ways to improve them through certain tools and processes. 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
- What is Collaborative Business Writing? ..
- Clarifying the Objective ..
- Practical Writing Approaches ..
- Collaborative Writing Strategies ..
- Collaborative Writing Patterns ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 2
- Types of Collaborative Business Writing ..
- Construction – “Cut and Paste” ..
- Parallel Construction – “Puzzle” ..
- Sequential Summative Construction ..
- Integrating Construction ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 3
- Collaborative Team Members ..
- Team Leader Selection ..
- Chief Editor Selection ..
- Characteristics of Team Members ..
- Ways to Build Collaborative Writing Team ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 4
- Collaborative Tools and Processes ..
- Outlines and Storyboards ..
- Collaborative Planning ..
- Collaborative Revision ..
- Collaborative Team Cohesion ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 5
- Setting Style Guidelines ..
- Voice and Person ..
- Format ..
- Consistent Spelling of Commonly Used Words ..
- Numbers as Words or Figures ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 6
- Barriers to Successful Collaborative Writing ..
- Hoarding ..
- Innovation ..
- Search ..
- Knowledge Transfer ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 7
- Overcoming Collaborative Writing Barriers ..
- Practice T-shaped Management ..
- Building a Network of Alliances ..
- Implementing Enablers ..
- Assessing the Culture and Areas for Improvement ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 8
- Dealing with Conflict ..
- Ensure that Good Relationships are the First Priority ..
- Keep People and Problems Separate ..
- Pay Attention to the Interests that are Being Presented ..
- Listen First, Talk Second ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 9
- Tips for Successful Business Writing Collaboration ..
- Determine Purpose ..
- Formulate Outline and Organizational Format ..
- When Choosing a Team Leader, Remember… ..
- Assign Writing Tasks and Associated Duties ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Module 10
- Examples of Collaborative Business Writing ..
- Writing Emails ..
- Writing Reports ..
- Writing Training Manuals ..
- Writing Company Handbooks ..
- Knowledge Check ..
Assessment
- Post Test ..