Written Communication
Course Name: |
Effective Writing Workshop |
Credits: |
NASBA CPEs: 14|CEUs: 1.4
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Level: |
Refresher |
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Date/Time | Location | Price | |
April 21 - 22, 2020 9am-4pm
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HRI Oxon Hill, MD
| $785.00 |
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June 29 - 30, 2020 9am-4pm
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HRI Largo (Upper Marlboro), MD
| $785.00 |
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July 29 - 30, 2020 9am-4pm
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Training Site - TBD Washington, DC
| $785.00 |
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August 3 - 4, 2020 9am-4pm
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HRI Oxon Hill, MD
| $785.00 |
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September 23 - 24, 2020 9am-4pm
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HRI Largo (Upper Marlboro), MD
| $785.00 |
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October 21 - 22, 2020 9am-4pm
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Training Site - TBD Washington, DC
| $785.00 |
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November 9 - 10, 2020 9am-4pm
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HRI Oxon Hill, MD
| $785.00 |
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Who Should Attend
This course is designed for professionals who would like to improve their business writing skills and/or refresh their understanding of the principles of effective business writing.
Course Objectives
- Learn Plain Language techniques for writing easy-to-read and easy-to-understand documents.
- Avoid many of the common mistakes that most writers make.
- Write precise and concise sentences and paragraphs that effectively communicate information and ideas.
- Discover new methods for organizing your documents to meet your readers' needs.
- Find out how the active voice will add strength and clarity to your writing.
- Learn to identify and write for your audience.
- Practice, practice, practice!!! Receive numerous exercises to reinforce what you have learned.
- Receive a copy of The Elements of Business Writing.
Course Agenda
Part One: The Fundamentals
- Course Overview
- Diagnostic Test
- Review Grammar Essentials
- Identify Steps to the Writing Process
- Strategies for Overcoming Writer’s Block
- Connecting Thinking to Writing
- Transferring a Message from Brain to Page
- Outlining
- Using a Thesis Statement
- Putting Plain Language in Effect
Part Two: Attention to Detail
- Vocabulary Building
- Audience Awareness
- Appropriate Business Language
- Setting the Right Tone
- Developing Clear and Concise Paragraphs
- Writing in the Active Voice
Part Three: Rules and Application
- Methodology of Specific Writings
- Purposes for Writing
- Designing Reader-friendly Documents
- Practical Application
- Team Exercises
- Plain Language Checklist
- Editing Checklist
- Proofreading Tips