Smart Business Writing - A Box Set

Introduction

This 3 part webinar box set will provide you with a guide to writing clear and concise business reports and correspondence and will help you avoid simple mistakes in grammar and punctuation.

What You Will Learn

The box set includes the following:

Module 1 - Clear & Concise - A Guide to Business Writing Skills

This webinar will cover the following:

• Starter exercise - eliminating unnecessary words
• Superfluous word clusters
• Active versus passive voice
• Redundant expressions and legalese
• Tabulation
• Sentence construction and word order - how to avoid ambiguity
• Wrap-up and final words of wisdom

Module 2 - Smart Business Writing - How to Make Your Content Great

There is a rule of thumb in business writing that the first draft of everything is 20% too long - at least. We all pick up habits as we go through working life, so it is a good idea to go back to first principles once in a while to critique our own writing styles. There are more structures available for business documents than many people realise.

This webinar will cover the following:

• How to identify surplus words
• The nine essential structures used for business documents
• Active and passive voice
• Sentence length and tabulation
• Making the page as reader friendly as possible

Module 3 - Glorious Grammar & Perfect Punctuation - A One Hour Guide

This webinar will help you avoid simple mistakes and stand out from the crowd with your letters, reports and emails.

It will cover the following:

• Grammar terminology
• Sentence construction
• The six essential rules of punctuation
• When to use capital letters
• Commonly misused words
• Commonly misspelled words
• Proof reading tips

This webinar was recorded on 14th December 2020