Corporate Training - Business Writing - Communication Skills

WRITING WORKSHOPS

Business Writing trainings ensure that participants can write for audiences and be understood. Sometimes, writing e-mails, letters, memos, and performance evaluations can cause great difficulty. People encounter problems when they try to communicate with colleagues and managers in an organization if their writing skills aren't "up to the task."

If writing causes confusion, if word choice is misleading, if communication in your business causes people to say, "What?" instead of, "I understand," then addressing these problems with training to improve writing skills is the solution.

Effective Business Writing 8-hour class	Purpose: Clarity and correctness in written communication
Results Greater awareness of audience Better ability to organize information for readers Knowledge of how to use grammar/parts of speech correctly Correct and complete sentence structure/proper agreement Increased vocabulary and ability to choose the right words Ability to edit writing for concise messages Correct capitalization, use of numbers, abbreviation, spelling, and punctuation

Business English for Non-Native Speakers 8 or 10 120-minute sessions	Purpose: Greater ability to understand and be understood in English
Results Confident knowledge of usage, structure, and agreement Ability to capitalize and use numbers appropriately Correct spelling and use of plurals and possessives Clear, precise, and effective messages Proper pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs Greater facility with editing and proofreading Increased understanding and use of expressions in English Public Speaking

Email Etiquette 1.5-hour session

Purpose: Use email as a tool to solve, not create, problems

Results Greater awareness of benefits and limitations of email Audience awareness for language use - instant and text messaging Ways of organizing information with basic email plans (direct, indirect, combination) Tools for structuring paragraphs Appropriate use of subject lines Knowledge of when and how to use CC and BCC Examination of communication style to prevent misinterpretation Spelling, mechanics, and punctuation review

Writing Like a Superstar (Effective Business Writing LITE) 4-hour session	Purpose: Clarity and correctness in written communication
Results Greater awareness of audience Better ability to organize information for readers Correct and complete sentence structure/proper agreement Increased vocabulary and ability to choose the right words Ability to edit writing for concise messages Correct capitalization, use of numbers, abbreviation, spelling, and punctuation

Writing Performance Evaluations / Development Plans 2-hour session	Purpose: Using writing and spoken word to motivate employees to greater achievement
Results Understanding and application of clear communication principles to managing employees and evaluating performance Ability to describe specific behaviors and guide employees to effective and acceptable job performance Opportunity to increase morale and collegiality through clear and open communication. Learn tools for avoiding problematic documentation and other evaluator errors