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Are you swamped with e-mail and correspondence? Would you like to streamline your writing, get to the point, but still maintain courtesy and professionalism? Do you often wonder if you are using correct grammar and punctuation?
In this course, you will discover how to structure sentences that are not only correct, but also impressive, powerful, and efficient. You will also learn proofreading techniques to safeguard your work from careless errors. Learning these skills will save you time and money by avoiding misinterpretations, numerous edits, and re-work.
Program Description
Topics covered in the program include:
- The importance of effective business writing
- Improving your writing style by:
- Identifying your target audience and customizing your message for that audience
- Writing clearly and concisely
- Eliminating redundancy
- Using the active voice
- Creating simple and forceful sentences
- Understanding commonly misused words
- Choose an appropriate tone for your correspondence
- Write business correspondence with clear purpose statements, action statements, and a logical sequence
- Use proper e-mail etiquette and style
- Understand correct use of punctuation marks
- Identify major parts and structure of sentences
- Tips and techniques for faster, more powerful writing
- Techniques to proofread more effectively
Learning Outcomes
Participants will:
- Discuss tips and strategies to professionalize written organizational communication
- Review effective strategies and techniques for written communication in 21st century organizations
- Describe 'quick tricks' to increase effectiveness in e-mail correspondence
- Engage in hands-on, collaborative writing practice with memos and email communications
Audience
This program is designed for employees and managers throughout the organization.
Delivery
Any of the executive education programs offered by the Hudson Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education (HCEEE) can be delivered to your organization at your location Please contact us for more information.
Program Fee
Program fee varies based on the size of your group and includes tuition, instructional materials and lunch. Please contact us for more information.
Comments from Past Participants
The material is relevant. I appreciated every second.
Haydee Jimenez | Assistant Operations Manager, Taplin, Canida & Habacht
Good class to cover business writing for all levels.
Jeff McNally | Purchasing Manager, Independent Purchasing Cooperative
Excellent program! Would definitely recommend this course to other business professionals.
Jessica Ramey | Operations Manager, MediaWhiz
Full of useful and practical tool for everyday working.
Yvonne Barrett | Customer Account Representative, Airbus
Course Customization
Using core programs, we can customize the material to fit your corporate training needs. With our extensive resources and program facilitators, we will design a program that is tailored to fit your specified objectives and requirements.
Contact Information
For additional program information, please contact us at:
Hudson Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education
H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Nova Southeastern University
Carl DeSantis Building, Suite 2088
3300 S. University Drive,
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33328-2004
Tel: (954) 262-5119
Toll Free: 800-672-7223, ext. 25119
Fax: (954) 262-3188
E-mail: harvey@nova.edu