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Business Writing training courses
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Improving Written Communication
The workshop will cover some of the fundamentals of effective business writing, including: tips for successful business writing; the importance of proper sentence structure; a review of punctuation ...
Duration:
1 day
Developing an Effective Business Case Course
Driven by a case study, this 1-day, interactive workshop introduces participants to the principles of writing an effective business case. COURSE OBJECTIVE This workshop will provide participants with a working knowledge of the principles of writing an effective, comprehensive and compelling Business Case. The course is driven by participation in a case study, promoting immediate workplace transference
Duration:
1 day
Professional Minute Taking
Do you sometimes get anxious when taking minutes during a meeting? Perhaps you wonder why they picked on you instead of someone else? Do you struggle to identify what’s important in all of the “chatter” and what you can safely ignore? Do you find yourself slipping behind when you try to record everything that’s sai...
Duration:
1 day
Writing for the web
Content is everything. But web content for the sake of it is arguably worse than no content at all. As with any other writing, when writing for the web, it is essential to understand who will be reading your content, and to understand precisely what you want that content to do. Our Writing for the web workshop provides participants with the tools and techniques they need to produce effective and compelling written work with an emphasis on the structural and stylistic peculiarities of ...
Duration:
1 day
Writing for government
Governments make decisions based on the written advice they receive, and these decisions affect everyone every day. Writing for government carries with it both great opportunity and great responsibility. The best writing leads to the best results, which create greater public value and generate confidence and certainty for business and industry. Our Writing for government workshop draws on the first-hand experiences of former senior executive service officers and political advisers. We ...
Duration:
1 day
Compelling briefs and correspondence
Clear and compelling documents convey complex ideas in a way that is accessible and influential. For professionals to produce clear documents, a particular set of skills is needed—skills that can be learned and perfected. Our Compelling briefs and correspondence workshop provides participants with practical skills and techniques to present information clearly and in a way that is accessible to the intended audience. The workshop provides models and tools to shape and structure text so ...
Duration:
1 day
Principles of clear writing
Being able to accurately communicate is one of the most useful skills when working with other people. While there are many different channels for communication, the written word is one of the most commonly used. Clear writing is an essential skill to foster in your workplace. Our Principles of clear writing workshop develops the insights, awareness, skills and techniques that will enable participants to produce more effective documents. Learning outcomes: effectively ...
Duration:
1 day
Professional Writing Skills
“Writing is an instrument for conveying ideas from one mind to another. The writers’ job is to make their reader understand their meaning readily and precisely.” – a quote by Sir Earnest Gowers (“Plain Words”) No matter where a person begins their working career, as they are promoted, writing becomes increasingly important. But perhaps of more significance to them, is that it is often seen as a tangible measure of their ability and professionalism. Whilst we may agree with Sir Earnest ...
Duration:
1 day
Successful science writing and editing
Learn how to make complex information easy to read and understand, and how to use editing skills to improve your own and other people’s work.
Duration:
1 day
Fundamentals of data literacy and visualisation
Data literacy and visualisation: learn how to select, understand and use data in documents, recommendations and evidence-based policy
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1 day
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The Effective Business Case
This workshop gives participants the tools to plan and write an influential business case. The three key elements of the business case: the case for change, analysis of the proposal and implementation of the proposal, are all addressed together with developing the base case, alternative options and cost-benefit analysis. Learning outcomes: Establish the case for change, identifying the business issue or opportunity Ensure alignment with agency’s strategic ...
Duration:
1 day
Government Writing for Impact (Virtual)
In an increasingly digitally-based world, communicating complex ideas and arguments effectively is critical. The Government Writing for Impact virtual series takes participants through the process of constructing clear, effective and persuasive documents. This course is delivered over 3 x 90 minute sessions across 3 days
Duration:
3 hour
Email Etiquette
An international workplace survey has found that 83% of Australians use email, the Internet, or both while at work and most are convinced it makes them more productive. With this growing trend in modern business communication within Australia, the explosion of unnecessary and time-wasting emails was one of the biggest sources of complaints. Some 35% of workers said they received high levels of emails that were either time wasting or unnecessary. This evidently points to the volume of ...
Duration:
0.5 day
Business Writing Essentials
This workshop is focussed on creating well written business documents. The course reviews the basic principles that apply to all forms of writing and provides you with a framework through which you can improve your business writing. The motto of PD Training is to ‘Empower Improvement’. We seek to enhance people’s work life by providing you with skills that you can utilise immediately back in your workplace. The best way to identify how to utilise these newfound writing skills, is to ...
Duration:
0.5 day
Business Writing Essentials
Effective communication is the key to success in any business. Today's competitive business environment demands that your letters, memos, reports and other business correspondence be professional and effective. This course presents information that you need to succeed whether you are sending an email, a formal report. Support material provides effective tools and guidelines for producing clear, concise and persuasive prose. Learning outcomes; write clearly and succinctly...
Duration:
1 day
Business Writing
Is your company looking for either a Business Writing course or a Report Writing course? We can tailor and deliver an in-house Business Writing training solution that will help develop the written communication skills of your staff. This course shows your staff how to compose and clearly convey their ideas in the written form – in a time efficient manner Our business writing course is highly interactive, with plenty of editing exercises that provide skills practice. The course can ...
Duration:
1 day
Most important skills for Business Writing
Improving your communication skills has become increasingly more important as roles become global and online. Regardless of industry or expertise, effective communication skills are vital if you want to survive in your current role and progress in your career.
Essentially we can break communication into three main subsections;
- Verbal
- Non-verbal
- Written
Often verbal is prioritised, however with the world and business landscape changing so dramatically it would be fair to say that business writing training has shuffled its way up the list of importance.
How Business Writing training courses work
Finding the best business writing training for you depends on what you’re looking for. Often courses will focus on structure, converting expression, grammar and getting the respondent to take action. Business writing skills training is generally offered by private providers, and is a non-accredited course. You may attend one of these as part of your organisation, or attend public business writing training courses to develop your online savvy-ness.
Benefits of Business Writing training
The benefits of effective business writing are endless, you will be able to express your ideas and thoughts better, taking into consideration your audience’s appetite. You may experience faster turnaround times, knowledge and expansion of words, a coherent writing style and an improved presentation of your writing piece. Refining these skills ensures we maintain ethical and polite writing, and equips us to empower others, inspire or create change. Sloppy communication equals sloppy outcomes, and no one wants that!
Results you might see
Particular results may vary, depending on the business writing skills training outline, however it’s likely you’ll improve your overall business writing, whether in an email, article or advertising format. You’ll adopt new ways to adapt your writing style, being a more confident writer, express with certainty and for the grammar lovers, be more on point with your words and sentence structures!