Interested in an onsite business writing class?

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ON-SITE CLASSES AT YOUR LOCATION:
Our on-site writing modules offer your staff customized, relevant courses that go beyond grammar to provide participants from any industry with the tools they need to become better writers and communicators. Class participants are encouraged to ask questions and are given several opportunities to employ the concepts discussed. We can also include a pre-class and post-class assessments to help you determine what your staff needs and what they learned. Courses are customized to your industry-specific needs and are offered as a series over several days or weeks; one-, two-, or three-day workshops; and as half-day workshops.

Courses include: business writing, scientific writing, and technical writing.

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• Writing Fundamentals
• Analyzing audience needs
• Understanding purpose
• Understanding the necessity of persuasion
• Maintaining a positive image
• Being concise and precise
• Using active/passive voice, concrete/abstract language, emphasis
• Presenting Negative Information
• Writing Emails and Memos
• Understanding the complexity of writing emails
• Emails as permanent and legal documents
• Creating the appropriate tone
• Creating readable and usable emails
• Writing Business Reports
• Writing Assessments
• Relaying findings effectively and efficiently
• Building the argument
• Understanding the role of persuasion
• Creating credibility
• Editing and Proofreading Strategies
• Defining editing and proofing
• Using foolproof techniques
• Becoming your best editor
• Helping others edit

• Writing Fundamentals
• Analyzing audience needs
• Understanding purpose
• Understanding the necessity of persuasion
• Maintaining a positive image
• Being concise and precise
• Using active/passive voice, concrete/abstract language, emphasis
• Critical Thinking
• Understanding the role of thinking in decision-making
• Using logic to understand the impact of actions and decisions
• Avoiding assumptions
• Organizational Strategies
• Using Language Effectively
• Writing the Scientific Report
• Writing for the scientific versus lay audience
• Building the Argument
• Developing effective organizational strategies
• Understanding how readers read
• Writing the Supplementary Components of the Scientific Report
• Effective Presentation Skills
• Creating and Using Graphs, Charts and Tables
• Defining graphs, charts and tables
• Designing useful graphs, charts and tables
• Labeling and call-outs
• Referring to and placement
• Writing SOPs
• Strategies for developing
• Understanding as “action”
• Ensuring brevity and clarity
  
• Using tense and language appropriately
• Writing effective headings/subheadings
• Writing Protocols
• Editing and Proofreading Strategies
• Defining editing and proofing
• Using foolproof techniques
• Becoming your best editor
• Helping others edit

• Writing Fundamentals
• Analyzing audience needs
• Understanding purpose
• Understanding the necessity of persuasion
• Maintaining a positive image
• Being concise and precise
• Using active/passive voice, concrete/abstract language, emphasis
• Critical Thinking
• Understanding the role of thinking in decision-making
• Using logic to understand the impact of actions and decisions
• Avoiding assumptions
• Organizational Strategies
• Using Language Effectively
• Writing the Technical Report
• Effective Presentation Skills
• Editing and Proofreading Strategies
• Defining editing and proofing
• Using foolproof techniques
• Becoming your best editor
• Helping others edit

You can also customize your own writing workshop. Learn more here.

Contact us today to learn more about these courses or to discuss the possibility of developing a completely custom on-site writing course to fit your needs!