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Professional Business Writing Skills - Level 1
'Better Communication Attracts Better Business'

Who Should Attend?
Anyone who has basic written English skills, and who wants to improve and develop their business writing skills, would benefit from this course. This two-day programme is the ideal way to learn the basic skills of good written communication. It is both informative and practical, with excellent back-up course notes that form a valuable reference source for the future. It is a course that is completely up-to-date and suitable for everyone in business who has to communicate using the written word.

About the Programme
This two-day programme is an excellent introduction to Professional Business Writing Skills. The course will give you clear guidelines on how to write better business letters, e-mails and faxes. You will learn how to plan your writing carefully, and how to professionally structure these different forms of business correspondence.

Course Objectives

• To appreciate brevity, clarity and accuracy in written communication
• To examine the basic structure of business letters, e-mails and faxes
• To examine real examples of how (and how not to) communicate a message in the written form
• To recognise the difference between formal and informal language
• To improve overall capability in producing written communication
• To learn to use punctuation correctly
• To appreciate how and when to use abbreviations correctly
• To recognise confusing words
• To gain spelling and writing confidence

What You Will Gain

• Knowledge of the principles of effective business writing
• A clear understanding of formal business language
• Confidence in communicating using the written word
• Practical, 'hands-on' experience and Tutor feedback

Programme Contents
DAY ONE

• The Six Principles of Business Writing & The Four Stages Of Writing
  • Guidelines To Follow When Producing Written Work
  • Planning, Drafting, Writing & Editing
• The Essentials Of Good Business Letters
  • Structure, Styles & Layout
  • Using The Correct Salutation & Complimentary Close
  • Writing Effective Beginnings & Endings
• Correct Use Of Punctuation
  • Why Punctuation Is So Important
• Use of Common Abbreviations In Business Writing
  • How & When To Use Them
• Brevity Vs Verbosity
  • Using Straightforward English
  • Writing What Is Necessary
• Passive Vs Active Voice
  • Using The Active Voice Is The Right Choice

DAY TWO

• Writing Business E-Mails & Faxes
  • When & When Not To Use Them
  • The Structure & Layout
  • What Essential Information Should Be Included
  • E-mail Etiquette
• Formal & Informal Language
  • Knowing The Difference & When To Use Them
• Commonly Used Vocabulary, Expressions & Phrases In Business Writing
  • Some Helpful Ideas To Incorporate Into Your Writing
• Confusing Words
  • Homonyms, Antonyms & Similar Words
• Some Simple Spelling Rules
  • Tips & Techniques To Help Spell Words Correctly
• Building Sentences Into Paragraphs
  • The Road To Successful Business Writing

2 Days - Non-Residential

Delegate spaces available on the following course dates:

Date: 23rd November » 24th November, 2008
Location: Abu Dhabi
Brochure Price: Dhs 3160.00
Online Price: Dhs 3,002.00 (Save 5% Online)

Date: 14th December » 15th December, 2008
Location: Dubai
Brochure Price: Dhs 3160.00
Online Price: Dhs 3,002.00 (Save 5% Online)

Pre-course work is mandatory for this training, as there is restricted time to prepare the presentations during the programme.

Before the course each delegate will be asked to complete a Pre-Course Briefing Form to determine their individual objectives for attending the course. These objectives will be used by the tutor to give on-target training that is focused on the individual delegates.

At the end of the course each delegate will be asked to complete a Personal Development Plan that can be used as part of future appraisals and that will also be an important tool for management reference.

Total investment includes - Training Materials, Lunch & Refreshments.