Advanced Writing Skills

Make Your Writing Work for You 

Seminar Outline:

$399 CAD plus applicable tax

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City & Date Montreal - As requested

This is a one-day workshop for those who are already using their writing skills but who want to become more effective. Your time will be devoted to refining and practicing your writing skills. You will learn to write quickly, clearly, concisely and convincingly. You will develop a voice that reflects current word usage and up-to-date formats. You will also become more skilled at writing business cases, proposals and reports.

• “Personnel assigned vehicular space in the adjacent areas are hereby advised that utilization will be suspended temporarily Friday morning.”
• “All employees are herewith instructed to return the appropriate designated contracts to the undersigned.”
• “Next fall, because of military cutbacks, the Unicorn Corporation will close plants in North Branch, where 500 people will be put out of work, and in South Branch, where 200 employees will be laid off and 200 will be reassigned.”

Sentences like these are often found throughout e-mail, business reports, and memos. The writer’s meaning is lost in the volume of the message. Usually the reader is stranded after the first few words. The document is a source of frustration for everyone.

Many business writers have mastered the basics of writing (spelling, grammar, and sentence construction), but need help simplifying their writing. It is a skill to order paragraphs and to write for a specific purpose; reports, proposals and communications

How You Will Benefit:

• Learn the value of good written communication
• Revisit the rules of proper grammar and clear communication
• Develop an appropriate letter writing style
• Improve sentence structure and paragraph development
• Develop effective business letters for tough situations
• E-mail etiquette
• Apply these skills in real work applications

What You Will Learn:  

• How to make your writing clear, concise, and correct
• Types of words and when to use them
• How to use inclusive language
• Business letter format
• 7 ways to simplify your writing
• Sentence and paragraph construction
• How to write a report or proposal
• How to write a business case
• How to write an request for proposals
• E-mail etiquette
• Documenting sources

Who Should Attend:

Managers, supervisors, team leaders, engineers, personal assistants and government employees who need to write professional business documents that are concise, complete and correct.