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Effective Business Writing Strategies
Course Code: PDP 5112

Do your e-mails, memos, reports, and proposals communicate your message? Do you approach writing with anxiety or misery? Are you uncertain about questions of grammar and punctuation? Effective writing is crucial to your workplace performance, and this workshop will give you the tools and techniques you need to communicate ideas and information to any reader. When you leave this workshop, you will have mastered strategies for clear, persuasive, and successful writing.

Who Should Attend
Anyone who wants to create more concise, compelling, and professional documents.

What You Will Learn
• How to break through: getting started and avoiding writer’s block
• How to plan: getting from concept to final edit
• How to use reader “hot spots” to your advantage
• The “Six Quick Fixes” and how to use them
• Which style and tone to use in different situations
• Techniques for improving English grammar and punctuation
• How to write effective and appropriate e-mails

How You Will Benefit
• Take home an extensive writing manual for convenient reference
• Construct documents that gain reader attention, action, and commitment
• Write with increased focus, energy, and confidence
• Select the most effective style and tone for your audience
• Avoid grammatical errors that compromise your credibility
• Convey ideas and information with clarity, precision, and tact

How to Prepare
Prior to the class you will be asked to submit writing samples to the instructor for review. Instructor will then use the samples in class for exercises.

Dates / Locations

There are no current sections scheduled for this course number.
Please note that courses have been assigned new numbers beginning with the fall term.
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Fees
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Instructor
TBD