Business Writing Training - 2018

When creating written communications in the workplace, it is essential that the details of the communication be correct, while the basic layout of the document is appropriate, and the ideas are presented logically and effectively.

The PD Training Business Essentials Writing course teaches participants how to assure the effectiveness of any type of business writing, whether its reports, proposals and even emails, and ensures documents these are written using the correct sentence structure, grammar and formatting.

Participants will learn key business writing skills like planning the document content, writing for the reader, conversational styles, the use or avoidance of industry jargon and multiple types of document styling.

This comprehensive training course is available across the U.S., including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Jackson, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Antonio and Seattle.

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Business Writing Training - 2018

Your Learning Outcomes

In this course participants will:
  • Understand and apply the six principles of good writing
  • Clearly define the purpose of your writing
  • Understand how your personal style influences your writing
  • Learn to write for a broad audience
  • Understand how to plan your writing
  • Explore the essential elements of language structure and grammar using plain English
  • Learn how to write concisely and persuasively to convey emotion and meaning
  • Understand the importance of editing and proof reading
Duration: 1.0 day course Live Online Experts



Reviews

Business Writing Training - 2018 Reviews:

"Diane energized the class by encouraging active participation and sprinkling humor throughout the training, motivating participants to interact with the program. She asked each participant their writing weakness personalizing answers to each concern. Diane kept strict control of the time frames, including lunches and breaks keeping the class on schedule. 

Diane has complete knowledge of all aspects of the training program. She focused on the topics that we requested, presenting it with enthusiastic energy that captivated the participant’s interest. She provided handouts that complimented the manual with additional information relating to the writings that we routinely use.

Diane is a skilled instructor and motivating speaker. The entire class gave positive feedback on her performance. We look forward to her training the second class for the remaining employees."

"The presenter showed great concern for the comfortably of the attendees'. The session also was a great refresher course. There were a few things I found to be most useful and will make it a point to apply it daily."

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Matt did an excellent job - we made changes in course material and he was very flexible and responsive. He clearly tied the material to our roles and functions. well Done!
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Marilyn was very knowledgeable on the topic and did an excellent job teaching. I would definitely take a class from her again!
American Airlines
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All of the content was good and beneficial to me.
Coca Cola
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The instructor was really friendly and knowledgeable, I had a really good time in the training, it will help me to do my job better
Siemens
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The training was absolutely helpful to all of us. It was a fun and we learned a lot of important details that can be applied to our daily task.
Abbott
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The activities really help to set the stage for the activities. The students all worked together and made the class fun with the instructor. I found the class very enjoyable.
Boeing
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The instructor was great, knowledgeable and very engaging. Would love to take more courses that she teaches.
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The trainer was excellent at keeping students engaged through the 2 day session. I would suggest adding some additional exercises or group activities that underscore certain learning objectives. Overall, the course provided a good refresher.
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Download Course Outline (PDF)

Writing is a key method of communication for most people, and it’s one that many people struggle with. During this course, participants will take part in a basic writing refresher, which will focus on spellings, grammar and punctuation. This Business Writing workshop will provide an overview of the most common business documents, including proposals, reports and agendas, giving you the skills to effortlessly produce brilliantly composed written communications.

Course Outline for Business Writing Training - 2018

Topic 1
Getting Started
  • Housekeeping Items
  • Workshop Objectives
  • The Parking Lot
  • Action Plan
Topic 2
Working with Words
  • Spelling
  • Grammar
  • Creating a Cheat Sheet
Topic 3
Constructing Sentences
  • Parts of a Sentence
  • Punctuation
  • Types of Sentences
Topic 4
Creating Paragraphs
  • The Basic Parts
  • Organization Methods
Topic 5
Writing Meeting Agendas
  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Agenda
Topic 6
Writing E-mails
  • Addressing Your Message
  • Grammar and Acronyms
Topic 7
Writing Business Letters
  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Letter
Topic 8
Writing Proposals
  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Proposal
Topic 9
Writing Reports
  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Report
Topic 10
Other Types of Documents
  • Requests for Proposals
  • Projections
  • Executive Summaries
  • Business Cases
Topic 11
Proofreading and Finishing
  • A Proofreading Primer
  • How Peer Review Can Help
  • Printing and Publishing
Topic 12
Wrapping Up
  • Words from the Wise
  • Review of Parking Lot
  • Lessons Learned
  • Completion of Action Plans
 

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Face-to-Face, Live Online, or Hybrid Class Tailored to Your Needs

When you want a tailored learning experience targeting exactly what you want without bringing everyone physically together, the best choice is a Live Online Class run by PDT.

We tailor the content and activities to be specific to your current needs and the needs of the people and run the course in our usual activity-based workshop style training, however, the participants can all be offsite, or some can be in the room with others offsite.

Unless you have a preferred tools we use 'Zoom for Education' that includes enhanced collaboration features such as One-click content sharing, real-time co-annotation (people can work together in activity files), and digital whiteboarding, we also include things like live polls and group chats so you virtually have the same collaborative learning experience of attending a course in a room with other people.

live online & hybrid

We have delivered these 100's (if not 1000's) of times, and get great outcomes. We achieve great outcomes because we keep our learner centric approach - just because it’s delivered through a screen to some or all participants doesn’t mean it needs to be less tailored or less personalised.

You still have an expert trainer who talks to you prior to the session and tailors the delivery to use your terminology, ensure activities are relevant and directly applicable and ensures an engaging learning experience that provide people with skills and techniques they can apply the very next day.

A hybrid class is with some people connecting online, and some people physically together in the same room.

Live Online Participant Feedback:

90% Overall Trainer Rating

88% Delivery was Adapted to me Personally

75% I Would Recommend this Course to Someone Else

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