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Business Writing with Positive Impact

Learn how to write persuasive and effective emails, reports, and business proposals in this interactive and fast-paced Business Writing course. Develop your language, tone, style, and punctuation skills while avoiding common writing mistakes. Enhance your professional image and make a positive impact with your business writing.

  • All levels
  • 14 and older
  • $395
  • 915 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
  • 7 hours
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this business writing class:

In this 1-day Business Writing course, participants learn step-by-step how to write more persuasive and effective emails, reports and business proposals and create a more favorable impression of themselves and their organization. They will also learn to sharpen language, tone, style, spelling and punctuation whilst avoiding common writing mistakes.

This course is interactive, fast-paced, fun, and full of tips and techniques you can use immediately.

Learning Objectives

  • Proper use of punctuation
  • Avoiding common spelling mistakes
  • Avoiding common errors in grammar and layout
  • Choosing words wisely
  • Writing effective emails and meeting agendas
  • Writing effective reports and proposals
  • Writing for special circumstances
  • Writing persuasively
  • Different writing styles for different audiences
Course Outline

  • Choosing Your Words Carefully
    • Working with Nouns, Pronouns and Verbs
    • Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs
    • Deleting (Unnecessary) Redundancies
    • Recognizing Clichés
    • Active and Passive Voice
    • Synonyms, Antonyms and Homonyms
    • Avoiding Sexist Language
  • Constructing Sentences
    • Parts of a Sentence
    • Types of Sentences
    • Problematic vs. acceptable fragments
    • Run-ons
    • Comma Splices
  • Creating Paragraphs
    • The Basic Parts
    • Organization Methods
    • Forming Parallel Construction
    • Correct use of punctuation
  • Editing Effectively
    • The Basic Parts
    • Organization Methods
  • Know Your Audience
    • Identifying Communication Styles
    • Writing to Specific Styles
    • Ten Techniques for Effective Communication
    • Voluntary Learning Contract
  • Meeting Agendas
    • The Basic Structure
    • Choosing a Format
    • Writing the Agenda
  • Email Communication
    • Types of email writing
    • Structure basics
  • Writing Business Letters
    • Formal, Informal and Request
    • Styles of Business Letters
  • Writing Proposals
    • The Basic Structure
    • Choosing a Format
  • Writing Reports
    • Define Report Subject
    • Choosing a Format
    • Research, Draft and Finalizing
  • Writing for Special Circumstances
    • Special Kinds of Business Writing
    • Conveying Bad News Tactfully
    • When the News Is Especially Sensitive
    • Writing Persuasively
    • Using the Motivated Sequence Outline
Our outlines are a guide to the content covered in a typical in-person or online business writing course. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class.

Refund Policy

All cancellations and rescheduling requests must be made in writing and emailed to [email protected]

  • Rescheduling requests made 9 business days before the commencement of the training are free.
  • Rescheduling that takes place within 9 business days of the commencement of the training will incur a $150 administration fee.
  • We do not charge for student substitutions at any time.

We are unable to offer refunds for cancellations.

While we make every effort to deliver classes as scheduled, we reserve the right to reschedule previously confirmed classes for a variety of reasons including but not exclusively, the illness of the Trainer. In such cases, we will endeavor to inform the Client as soon as possible of the new training dates. We are not liable for any additional expenses incurred as a result of rescheduling training.

We are not able to offer refunds for no-shows or uncompleted courses.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Reviews of Classes at Training Connection (158)

(4.6-star rating across 158 reviews)
  • Business Writing with Positive Impact

    Reviewed by Josanne J. on 1/22/2021
    Carol, was excellent! She was patient, encouraging, and insightful. She seemed genuinely happy to teach the class.
  • Business Writing with Positive Impact

    Reviewed by Katie M. on 1/22/2021
    Great workshop - I learned a lot that I can apply to my my day to day at work.
  • Business Writing with Positive Impact

    Reviewed by Ranmal R. on 9/13/2019
    Carol was a fantastic teacher!
  • Business Writing with Positive Impact

    Reviewed by Carolina Z. on 9/19/2016
    The course was very hands-on. I would reccomend to a friend. I learned more than expected in this course. The teacher was exceptional too.
  • Business Writing with Positive Impact

    Reviewed by Karen C. on 1/31/2016
    I have not attended a writing class in many many years and was a bit hesitant about what was going to happen. I found the class to be outstanding and very informative. I would take the class again and learn more as there was so much valuable information. The teacher was outstanding. Take it! Karen
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Students generally had positive things to say about the classes at Business Writing with Positive Impact. They found the teacher, Carol, to be excellent, patient, and encouraging, with a genuine passion for teaching. Many students commented on how much they learned and how they were able to apply the skills they acquired to their day-to-day work. The majority of students found the course to be very informative and engaging, with a good balance of exercises and a light-hearted atmosphere. They appreciated the teacher's sense of humor and her initiative to involve everyone in the class. Quotes: 1. Great workshop - I learned a lot that I can apply to my day-to-day at work." 2. "The course was very hands-on. I would recommend it to a friend. I learned more than expected in this course. The teacher was exceptional too." 3. "I have not attended a writing class in many many years and was a bit hesitant about what was going to happen. I found the class to be outstanding and very informative. I would take the class again and learn more as there was so much valuable information. The teacher was outstanding. Take it!"

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