Professional Business Writing Masterclass

What you’ll learn
Explore the different communication models and processes that any organization may adapt
Differentiate written communication barriers such as perceptual, cultural, language, etc.
Know the different concepts of business writing: context, closure, decision, and action
Learn the different workplace communication methods: horizontal, upward, and downward
Understand your audience’s culture, demographics, experience, habits, etc. for better communication
Define what professional business writing is and its importance
Understand the factors on why written communication fails
Improve an organization’s communication aspect through Business Writing
Lay down the purpose and process of communication as a foundation for professional business writing
Learn the most important considerations when communicating
Identify the different communication success and failure factors
Learn and put the writing process into practice
Define the characteristics of a good professional business writing
Be able to create the first draft and select an information structure
Learn the different techniques in paraphrasing and rewriting
Apply the different rules of grammar
Review the different parts of speech and their usage
Explore different guidelines, strategies, and steps in persuasive writing
Substantiate ideas through various tricks and techniques
Learn how to edit and proofread a communication letter
Understand and apply the different guidelines and formats of a business letter
Identify the different types of business letters and when to use them
Learn how to use emails as a means of communication
Apply different tips and tricks during business presentations
Conduct business meeting through several guides and formats
Prepare a comprehensive minutes of the meeting: what and what not to include
Requirements
There are no pre-requisites or requirements for this course but a basic working knowledge of English is useful
Description
Get instant access to a 77-page guidebook
Introduce yourself to our community of students in this course
Encouragement and celebration of your progress
Clear and concise step by step instructions, lessons and engagement
This online writing course will teach you the principles and practices of professional communication as well as the different types of business writing. English is the global business language but it’s confusing and illogical – this course will help you!
This business writing course is designed to teach you how to write better in the workplace, even if you are just getting started. The lessons, quizzes and assignments will give you the confidence to write better so that you can get ahead.
Master Business Writing Techniques to Communicate Better In The Workplace!
While there are plenty of writing courses that focus on specific types of writing or documents this is a comprehensive course for beginner to advanced writing.
This course is designed for all career levels of professionals who want to improve their writing skills, write better business documents and communicate better – especially great for early-stage careers.
What will you learn
· Written communication failure
· Communication barriers
· Concepts of business writing: context, closure, decision, and action
· Define professional business writing
· Improve an organization’s communication
· Purpose and process of communication
· Explore the different communication models
· Workplace communication methods
· Important considerations when communicating
· Audience’s culture, demographics, experience, habits
· Communication success and failure factors
· Learn and put the writing process into practice
· Define good professional business writing
· Create the first draft and select an information structure
· Techniques in paraphrasing and rewriting
· Rules of grammar
· Parts of speech and their usage
· Guidelines, strategies, and steps in persuasive writing
· Substantiate ideas
· Edit and proofread a letter
· Guidelines and formats of a business letter
· Types of business letters and when to use them
· Emails as a means of communication
· Tips and tricks during business presentations
· Business meeting guides and formats
· Minutes of the meeting: what and what not to include
Types of business documents and writing that you will learn
Business letters
Emails
Business presentations
Reports
Text messages
Letter of inquiry
Letter of acknowledgment
Letter of complaint
Letter of collection
Letter to the press
Letter of application
and more!
Improve Your Business Writing Techniques, Communicate Better, Advance Your Career
Regardless of what your level of experience is or what type of writing you currently achieve, this in-depth course is designed to provide you with everything you need to take your writing skills to the next level.
Whether you prefer presentations, meetings documents, grammar or articulate a persuasive argument, a good writer is capable of getting their point across clearly and concisely. By developing and practicing these skills, you can write even better so you can master the world of business communication and take your career to the next. This course shows you how.
Unlike other writing classes that are more limited in scope, this complete course teaches you how to write amazingly well and how to complete a variety of different business documents.
Contents and Overview
This course is aimed at teaching professionals at all levels what it takes to improve your business writing techniques to communicate better.
You’ll start with the basics and tackle the writing process plus how and why written communication often failures. You’ll then dive into the different styles of writing you can focus on, as well as how to write persuasively and for different audiences, contexts and purpose.
Then you will learn important considerations when writing such as reason, audience, purpose and content. You’ll also learn communication methods for the workplace: horizontal, downward, upward. Then we get into understanding your audience: culture, experience, demographics, habits and levels.
Learn what Is professional business writing? context, decision, action, closure. Communication success & failure factors: audience, tone, implications. Learn the writing process: planning, drafting, tone, style 7 Cs, register. Characteristics of good professional business writing: clear, concise, no jargon.
The first draft, selecting structure, paraphrasng & rewriting. Grammar: parts of speech, verbs, adjectives, conjunctions, articles, tenses. More advanced grammar: singular, plural, wordiness, commonly confused words. Persuasive writing: purpose & guidelines, strategies & steps.
Substantiating your ideas: evidence, support, research, counter arguments. Editing & proof reading: guidelines, practices, In-text referencing, citation. Learn business correspondence: letters, emails, reports, texts, presentations. Types of business letters: inquiry, acknowledgment, complaint, collection, media.
All about emails! Guidelines, examples, important considerations. Business presentations: KISS, voice, venue, content, conclusion, difficult people. Learn business reports: executive summary, contents, body, conclusion, recommendation. Learn professional text messaging, now a critical part of business communication.
Then we will finish off the course on business meetings: procedures, minutes, role players, format, guidelines
Who are the Instructors?
Robyn Shirley is your lead instructor – a professional making a living from her writing and teaching skills. She has joined with content creator Peter Alkema to bring you this amazing new course.
You’ll get premium support and feedback to help you become a better business writer!
Our happiness guarantee…
We have a 30-day 100% money back guarantee, so if you aren’t happy with your purchase, we will refund your course – no questions asked!
We can’t wait to see you in the course!
Enroll now, and we’ll help you write better than ever!
Peter and Robyn
Who this course is for
This course is for anyone who wants to improve their business writing and communication in the workplace