Product Description
The Business Writing Course helps students to established professionals, government agencies, educational departments, corporations of all types and sizes, colleges and universities, new businesses, and more. Each of these audiences needs to be a partner in the practice of professional business writing. This course helps you achieve a mutually successful professional relationship through effective communication.
Total Hours: 45
Duration of each Lesson: 1.5 hours
Suggested Frequency: Once a week
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Write confidently and skilfully
- Writing with your own style
- Writes to make a professional first impression
Topics:
- Basic Training
- Organize your thoughts
- Analyze your audience
- Be clear and concise
- Keep it simple
- Accentuate the positive
- Avoid certain words
- Add a personal touch
- Tailor your content
- Use correct formats
- Business letter formats
- Parts of a business letter
- Memorandums
- Electronic correspondence
- International correspondence
- Salutations and closings
- Resumes and cover letter
- Paper and envelopes
- Sample letters
- Grammar
Textbook:
Learning Express Editor, Business Writing clear and Simple. (2007) New York, Learning Express LLC.
Reference:
- Murphy, M Elizabeth. and Snell, Shelagh, Effective Writing. (1991) London, Longman Group UK Limited
- Roman, K. and Ranhaelson, J., Writing that Works. (2000) New York, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
- Oliu, Walter E., Brusaw, Charles T. and ALRED, Gerald J., Writing that Works. Sixth Edition (1998) New York, St. Martin’s Press, Inc.