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Writing On The Job

Class time: 16 hours

This class presents all of the basic information to enable you or your staff to write correspondence and reports that are clear, concise, understandable, and most importantly, meet the needs of your audience. This fast moving seminar also includes how to write difficult correspondence, writing and editing the work of others, and a review of key points of grammar. Some of the topics covered include:

Understanding The Difference Between Business Writing And Other Types Of Writing

The Three Secrets To Good Business Writing

Writing In Plain Language

Reader-Centered V. Writer-Centered Writing

The Three Step Process Of Writing

The Critical Step: Planning

Organizing To Support Your Message

Generating The First Draft

Making Effective Transitions

Format With The Reader In Mind

Bad News, Saying No, And Other Special Purpose Correspondence

The Revision Process

Achieving The Correct Style And Tone

Active Vs. Passive Voice And When To Use Them

Let Your Verbs Breathe

Achieving Subject-Verb Agreement

Dispatching Wordy Phrases

Dumping Redundancies

Reining In Grandiose Words

Achieving Parallelism For Smoother Reading

Replacing Misplaced Modifiers

Tricky Word Pairs

Writing For Others

Editing The Work Of Others

Please contact us to make arrangements for us to deliver this course or keynote.