BONUS! Cyber Phoenix Subscription Included: All Phoenix TS students receive complimentary ninety (90) day access to the Cyber Phoenix learning platform, which hosts hundreds of expert asynchronous training courses in Cybersecurity, IT, Soft Skills, and Management and more!
Course Overview
This 1-day instructor led course will review and demonstrate general protocol in Business and Professional Writing. In business writing, the language is concrete, the point of view is clear, and the points are well expressed. Good writing is hard work, and even the best writers get discouraged. However, with practice you can feel more confident about your own writing. This workshop will give participants the tools to become better writers. At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the value of good written communication
- Write and proofread their work so that is is clear, concise, complete, and correct
- Review basic concepts in sentence and paragraph construction
- Develop better awareness of common spelling and grammar issues in business writing
- Apply basic writing skills in real world situations
- Determine the basic structure of agendas, email messages, business letters, business proposals, and business reports
- Utilize tips and techniques to use when deciding the most appropriate format to use for agendas, email messages, business letters, business proposals, and business reports
- Define proofreading and understand techniques in improving proofreading skills
- List guidelines in printing and publishing business writing
Schedule
Currently, there are no public classes scheduled. Please contact a Phoenix TS Training Consultant to discuss hosting a private class at 301-258-8200.
Course Outline
Module One: Course Overview
Module Two: The 4 C’s: Clear, Concise, Complete, and Correct
- Clear Writing
- Concise Writing
- Writing Concisely
- Complete Writing
- Correct Writing
Module Three: Manners and Courtesy
- Courtesy
- How to Show Courtesy in Your Writing
- Letters with Manners
- Tips for Using Courtesy in Letters and Emails
Module Four: Writing Memos
- The Anatomy of a Memo
- Activity: Acme Funfest
Module Five: Writing Effective Emails
- Email Basics
- Managing Email
- Email at Work
Module Six: Reports and Proposals
- What Is a Report?
- What Is a Proposal?
Module Seven: Writing Business Letters
- Parts of a Business Letter
- Steps to Writing Business Letters
- Types of Letters
- Dissecting Letters
- Check Your Learning
Module Eight: Readability Index
- Readability Index
- Calculating the Index Automatically
- Using the Readability Index
- Beyond the Readability Score
Module Nine: Proofreading
- Check the Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation
- Spelling Tips
- Proofreading Tips
Module Ten: Reviewing Your Writing
- A Final Review
BONUS! Cyber Phoenix Subscription Included: All Phoenix TS students receive complimentary ninety (90) day access to the Cyber Phoenix learning platform, which hosts hundreds of expert asynchronous training courses in Cybersecurity, IT, Soft Skills, and Management and more!
Phoenix TS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints re-garding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org
