Basic Business Writing Skills

Learn and apply the standard rules for achieving proper usage and grammar, then return to your job with greater confidence and ability when writing emails, letters, reports, proposals and all other types of business correspondence.

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ENGLISH BOOT CAMP - Know the rules! Business people who know grammar judge others based on their correct (or incorrect) usage. Be the professional who is able to be clear and correct in writing. Business Grammar & Usage: ENGLISH BOOT CAMP is the answer for today’s business competitive environment. Interactive instruction and collaboration with your fellow attendees means that you will master the skills and apply your new knowledge to the classroom exercises and activities. When you return to work, you’ll have new confidence about what is right and wrong, when it comes to writing. Attendees Will Be Able To: -Parts of Speech -Sentence Structure (Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement) -Plurals and Possessives -Spelling, Mechanics (Capitalization, Abbreviation, Number Use), and Punctuation Format—Business Grammar & Usage is an 8-hour class for up to 20 people.

Click on the name of the course to be taken to our website for class schedule, class outline, and to register. This class concentrates on the essentials of effective business communication. We begin with paragraphs and learn paragraph construction. We then move on to formatting business letters and emails. The core of the class is learning to create effective business letters and emails. We must first identify our reader's (or customer’s) needs and expectations. We look at the three different types of emails and how to choose the appropriate one. We learn techniques for achieving clarity and precision. We conclude the module by looking at letters and emails with specific goals: the sales email, the proposal, the executive summary, getting meetings, saying no gracefully, and getting people to respond to your emails. The class concludes with techniques for editing and proofreading the final version. One day class. Cost $649.00.

Gain dozens of field-tested strategies relied on by today's most effective business writers. Learn how to present your ideas clearly and persuasively, avoid communication misfires, and much, much more. CEU Credits: 1.0 / CPE Credits: 12

+Business Writing: Know Your Readers and Your Purpose +Business Writing: How to Write Clearly and Concisely +Business Writing: Editing and Proofreading +Writing for Business +Written Communication +Final Exam: Business Writing Basics

Find out how easy it is to get started, organize your thoughts, present your messages and achieve positive results. Learn how to put it in writing” whether you're writing letters, memos, proposals or other documents. CEU Credits: 0.5 / CPE Credits: 6

Communication Skills Boot Camp is a two-day intensive open-enrollment program. The first day you will focus on your business writing and the second day you will focus on your presentation skills. The seminar is offered in New York, San Jose, Chicago, and San Francisco throughout the year.

TD Consulting Group's Dynamic Writing 2©, an advanced writing program, features in-depth focus on process and analysis. Using a case study, DW2 deepens skills in organization, style, and editing and provides coaching follow-up.

Strategies to increase document clarity, impact, and professionalism: clear, direct, tactful wording; effective beginnings/endings; logical, strategic organization; professional format; effective revision. Reference manual.

Be a better and more confident writer. Master skills that are necessary in today’s competitive business environment. Learn to write in a way that elevates you with increased confidence and enthusiasm. The focus of Effective Business Writing training is how to organize ideas and communicate clearly. This class will show you how to write in a concise manner with conviction. For business professionals who have written contact with others, these areas of development are necessary. Improved written English means increased internal and external customer satisfaction. Attendees Will Be Able To: • Get document-writing started, increasing efficiency; • Gain greater awareness of audience and how to communicate ideas effectively; • Organize writing, following guidelines for appropriate style; • Write correctly and successfully, eliminating the need for constant revision; • Edit writing with confidence; and Communicate more clearly, fostering an increased perception of expertise.

Attention business professionals are you interested in a quick and easy approach to any writing in the workplace: emails, general correspondence, memos and reports. If you, TrainSMART's Business Writing Essentials Workshop is for you and your team members. Participants will learn how to: find and correct the four most common grammar mistakes, write high-impact letters and memos and get the results you desire, insure your writing is “politically correct, ”Smash your writer’s block, organize your writing for better results, understand the rules of netiquette to create better, shorter and more effective emails, write a proper letter or memo, say “No” in your writing with out risking business relationships, use the tips on proofreading.

Training Benefits & Deliverables Include: Project a confident and professional image…Present your ideas in ways to maximize agreement…Increase your confidence and comfort level when speaking in front of clients, managers and employees…Communicate more effectively with customers, employees and co-workers…Build stronger working relationships through increased understanding…Make more powerful individual and meeting presentations…Communicate the message you want with stronger body language, gestures and tones…Reduce the instances of being misunderstood or misrepresented…Increase credibility in both internal and client business settings…Identify and replace words, phrases and mannerisms that reduce credibility…Communicate more effectively with cultural, generational and other differences

Effective Emails connect writer’s purpose with reader’s interests/needs. Learn to use email in the most effective way in this session. Purpose Prewriting Effects of IM/TXT Basic E-mail Plans Subjects Paragraphs CC and BCC TYPING IN ALL CAPS Proofreading

TrainSMART’s email etiquette training course, “Mastering The Art of The Email To Propel Your Career,” is based on the simple concept that all communications have a result. If you want a result that demonstrates your professionalism, you need to create emails that are professional. In this email etiquette training course you’ll learn techniques and strategies to get the results you want for your career. You will learn how to: - Write a well-crafted subject line to break through inbox clutter - Enhance comprehension and increase response rate by using the pyramid writing approach - Avoid common typos and grammatical errors - Format to Save Time and Increase Clarity Tighten The Email Thread

Click on the name of the course to be taken to our website for class schedule, class outline, and to register. This class concentrates on the essentials of effective business communication. We begin with paragraphs and learn paragraph construction. We then move on to formatting business letters and emails. The core of the class is learning to create effective business letters and emails. We must first identify our reader's (or customer’s) needs and expectations. We look at the three different types of emails and how to choose the appropriate one. We learn techniques for achieving clarity and precision. We conclude the module by looking at letters and emails with specific goals: the sales email, the proposal, the executive summary, getting meetings, saying no gracefully, and getting people to respond to your emails. The class concludes with techniques for editing and proofreading the final version. One day class. Cost is $649.00.

Click on the name of the course to be taken to our website for class schedule, class outline, and to register. Good grammar is instrumental in conveying ideas with clarity, professionalism, and precision. Even so, the informality of e-mail, texting, and tweeting has crept deep into company communications. Good grammar is a sign of professional credibility, attention to detail, and learning ability. One day class. Cost is $649.00.

Overview This 90-minute course will discuss the importance of developing and submitting a robust, timely response to FDA 483 observations or warning letters; as well as, educate the audience on the essential elements of a thorough response. Additionally, this course will review the proper structure of the response to ensure the regulatory agency's expectations are met and the submission process.

Learn fast, proven techniques to beat fear, writer`s block, interruptions and difficult, time-sensitive circumstances. You`ll explore a unique method known as DASH (Direction, Acceleration, Strength, Health) to systematically conquer your writing challenges.