TARGET AUDIENCE: Employees needing to improve their writing ability or refresh their current knowledge

DESCRIPTION

In the modern business world, having the skill to write clear, concise and professional basic business documents is of great importance. It creates a great impression and differentiates one from the rest. This course is designed to significantly improve individual’s ability to write letters, e-mails, memos, reports and other business correspondence.  The participants will also learn how to plan, organize and structure their writings to attract appropriate feedback.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Present the Principles of business writing
• Present the layout of various business documents
• Train Participants on how to write with impact and capture the reader’s attention
• Train Participants on how to Produce clear, concise, easy to read documents
• Train Participants on how to organize and write a compelling business proposal that employs effective strategies of persuasions
• Train Participants on how to Plan, Organize and Write business correspondence efficiently

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After attending this training, participants should be able to:

• Understand the need for writing effective business documents
• Produce documents that are clear, effective, persuasive and professional
• Write with increased confidence in a more structured and organized manner
• Use the principles of good written communication
• Write  good business proposals, memos, letters, emails and instant messages etc

	CURRICULUM
DAY ONE	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS WRITING What is business writing Objective of business writing Key principles of effective business Identifying the problem areas in business writing
DAY TWO	WRITING PROCESS AND GUIDELINES Writing process: Preparing to write Organizing your information Writing draft Revising/Editing your writing   Writing guidelines: Layout Content Clarity Conciseness Style Understanding Sentence Structure:          Subjects and predicates            Parts of speech Paragraphs Punctuation Use of numbers and capitals
DAY THREE	WRITING STRUCTURE VARIOUS BUSINESS Documents AND COMMUNICATIONS Proposals Terms of Reference Basic Reports
DAY FOUR	WRITING STRUCTURE VARIOUS BUSINESS Documents AND COMMUNICATIONS Minutes of meetings Communiques Emails, Memos, Letters