PROFESSIONAL WRITING SKILLS AT A GLANCE

Course Description:  Time equals money in the work world, so creating clear documents quickly that can be understood easily is crucial.  Corporate as well as government communicators value this highly interactive workshop designed to help participants resolve two of their biggest written communication challenges: writing more effective documents while following a more efficient process. 

Practical, lively exercises help them increase their skills in Paragraph Performance from introductions to conclusions, Sentence Sense, Word Wisdom, and Format Force.  Participants report that the quality of their work increases while the amount of time needed to produce it decreases, often by 1/3.  A review of practical grammar and punctuation rules is included.  Their documents and messages will look, sound, and feel more professional as they convey their image with style!
 

     Workshop Objectives: After attending this course,
     participants will benefit from increased ability to:
     1)  Identify varied audiences and purposes for writing
     2)  Polish rough edges of their writing style in
          paragraphs, sentences, words, and format
     3)  Write more effective documents while following
          a more efficient writing process
     4)  Apply course concepts to their actual
          writing samples