Effective Business Writing
Process, Form, and Mechanics
A 2-Day Workshop

The ability to produce written materials that are clear, vigorous and concise is critical for professional success in today's business world. The purpose of this workshop is to enable participants to produce more effective written communications.

In Effective Business Writing:  Process, Form and Mechanics, participants learn a process for getting thoughts out of their heads and onto paper in an organized fashion.
In addition, participants learn to write in the form that is required by business and to correct the common mechanical errors that occur in written communications.  In this two-day workshop participants will have the opportunity to:

• Explore their feelings and attitudes about writing and gain more confidence in their abilities to produce written materials 
  
• Learn to use templates to produce routine written communications quickly and accurately
  
• Use a proven writing process to get thoughts on paper in an organized and purposeful fashion
  
• Identify and correct the common mechanical problems that occur in business writing
  
• Examine principles of form that can increase the effectiveness of their memos, proposals, reports and business letters
  
• Learn to format business letters correctly
  
• Use common desk references like a dictionary, thesaurus, style manual, and composition text so they are able to continue to improve their writing after the workshop

Effective Business Writing: Process, Form, and Mechanics is delivered in two days with up to 20 participants. Group discussions, team exercises, and individual writing experiences are built into the course to maximize learning without embarrassment.  Participants produce one major (approx. 3 pages) and two minor (1 - 2 pages) pieces of original writing during the course. All participants receive individual instructor feedback on their writing.

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