IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH OUR COMMUNICATION COURSES IN
SYDNEY.
LEARN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR COMMUNICATION COURSES IN SYDNEY
[https://sydney.newcastle.edu.au/courses/business/communication] -
SHORT COURSES OPEN TO EVERYONE.
THIS BUSINESS WRITING COURSE WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING YOUR
PROFESSIONAL WRITING SKILLS TO ALLOW YOU TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY
BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS AN ESSENTIAL SKILL
THAT COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES AND IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN A
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND
EXPRESSION OF IDEAS IN TEXT. IT INVOLVES LEARNING TO WORK IN MANY
GENRES AND STYLES DEPENDING ON THE PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE. IT CAN
INVOLVE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL AS MIXING FORM,
DATA, AND IMAGES.
THIS BUSINESS WRITING COURSE WILL CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL BUSINESS
WRITING STYLES AND WILL EXPLORE HOW THEY CAN BE IMPROVED UPON. IN THIS
BUSINESS WRITING COURSE YOU WILL BE EMPOWERED WITH TOOLS AND
TECHNIQUES, TO ENSURE YOU CAN ENGAGE YOUR READER FROM THE OUTSET.
LEARNING AIMS
This business writing course presents the fundamentals of writing for
professional purposes. It will assist you to establish your purpose,
target your audience, strike the right tone, embed a process for
creating finished documents, and write in a manner that is clear,
concise, and a pleasure to read.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the completion of this business writing course you will be able to:
* Demonstrate written communication skills expected of a business
professional.
* Write for a specific context, audience, and purpose.
* Write informatively and persuasively with clarity, economy, and
precision.
* Construct well-structured paragraphs and sentences and identify
common grammatical errors in written communications.
* Gain new confidence in writing with impact.
* Minimise common and not-so-common pitfalls of business writing.
* Translate your business ideas into writing.
* Develop a professional approach to your writing.
COURSE CONTENT
Writing with purpose and clear expression is important for business
communications regardless of format or mode of delivery. This business
writing course builds your writing skills needed to plan and organise
your business communications fit for purpose.
The following topics will be covered in this business writing course:
Writing for different purposes and your audience.
* Demonstrate written communication skills expected of a business
professional.
* Develop a professional approach to your writing.
* Gain new confidence in writing with impact.
Outlining and planning your writing.
* Write for a specific context, audience, and purpose.
* Form beginnings, middle and endings.
* Decide how your ideas will come together, ordering and organising
them into sections and sub-sections.
* Learn how to plan your writing systematically using idea analysis,
thinking and planning.
Structuring your writing.
* Focus on organisation of ideas, expression, consistency and
accuracy.
* Minimise common and not-so-common pitfalls of business writing.
Editing and Proofreading.
* Modifying the overall quality of your writing, particularly in
relation to language use and expression – editing.
* Improving surface errors in writing, such as grammatical, spelling,
punctuation and other language mistakes in written communications –
proofreading.
Grammar refresher.
* Understanding the conventions of English writing, grammar and the
nuances of the language.
* Explore English grammar fundamentals.
* Construct well-formed paragraphs and sentences.
* Punctuation; logic and clarity will also be covered.
Business writing formats.
* Apply your new writing principles in all your professional writing
e.g. email, letters, memos etc.
* Know and choose format to suit purpose and audience.
Persuasive writing with evidence.
* Write informatively and persuasively with clarity, economy, and
precision.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This business writing course is suitable for all professionals, at any
stage of their career, who are looking to improve the quality of their
business communications. This business writing course has been
designed for professionals from diverse sectors, including public and
private enterprise.
This BUSINESS WRITING COURSE IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF COURSES,
focusing on BUSINESS COMMUNICATION. Other Business Communication
Courses
[https://sydney.newcastle.edu.au/courses/business/communication]
include; Editing and Proofreading Course
[https://sydney.newcastle.edu.au/course/EDIT], Grammar and Punctuation
Course [https://sydney.newcastle.edu.au/course/GRAM], Communication
Course: Difficult Workplace Conversations
[https://sydney.newcastle.edu.au/course/DCAW] and Presentation Skills
Course [https://sydney.newcastle.edu.au/course/PPOW]. Those WRITING
BUSINESS CASES OR PROPOSALS MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN OUR Business
Case Course [https://sydney.newcastle.edu.au/course/GYBC].
DELIVERY STYLE
This business writing course will be delivered as an interactive,
hands-on workshop consisting of an instructor-led lecture, group and
individual activities. This training approach allows you to work on
your business communications to suit your specific professional
contexts and role. You will challenge your understanding of the
concepts and consider their application once back in your individual
workplace.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
This business writing course has no prerequisites and is open to all
members of the public.
ALTERNATIVE DATES
Additional instances of this COURSE MAY BE AVAILABLE AND PUBLISHED ON
OUR WEBSITE. See Business Writing Course
[https://sydney.newcastle.edu.au/course/PBWR] for more information, or
to join the waiting list and be advised when we schedule more.
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