Business Writing Skills Training

Toronto Business Writing Skills Training Workshop

The idea is to get your message across with less effort and greater impact.

Our Toronto based business writing training & development workshop will enable participants to:

1. to communicate more effectively
2. dramatically save time by knowing how to write effectively

Objective

To identify and practice the strategies and techniques to sharpen business writing skills including:

• E-mails
• memos
• letters
• reports

Methodology

• Instructor presentation
• Full-group discussions
• Question & answer
• Individual writing exercises
• Practice writing
• Re-writing

NOTE: Participants will be asked to bring three examples of their letters, memos e-mails, etc.

Workshop Content

Writing With Power

• Identifying effective writing?
• Following the ten C’s of effective writing
• Overcoming writer’s block

Planning Before You Write

• Getting to the heart of what you want to say
• Visualizing the reader
• Brainstorming in writing

Organizing Your Information

• Identifying your purpose
• Getting all the facts
• Developing the structure
• Positioning ideas for impact

Developing Your Style And Format

• Removing excessive words and phrases
• Using simple, easy to understand language
• Focusing on the reader
• Writing formally VS informally
• Establishing an appropriate tone
• Using a dynamic VS passive approach
• Taking a positive approach
• Using specific concrete language
• Being courteous and building goodwill
• Being results oriented
• Keeping up with trends in writing
• Using non-sexist language
• Forming paragraphs
• Correcting punctuation, grammar, syntax
• Using powerful words
• Recognizing the importance of white space

Good Writing Is Re-Writing

• Proofreading
• Editing
• Using symbols that speed your process
• Re-writing

Action Planning To Increase Effectiveness

• Using writing aids
• Using the editor’s checklist

Participants at the business writing training workshop are encouraged to send an email within three months following the training workshop and can expect a personal reply to assist with their learning experience.

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Live online
This business writing skills training workshop can be delivered at your location in and outside of the Toronto area.

Fee: $599.00 per person

We will contact you by email to confirm your registration within one business day. At that time we will advise you on how to make payment by credit card or by corporate cheque.

Register Now for May 13th

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