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Key Skills in Business Writing
This page introduces our foundation course
in international business writing.
| Price |
160
GBP |
| Study
Time |
20
hours (approx) |
| Length |
8
weeks (recommended) |
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Course Description
This is a foundation course for our 'Applications
of Business Writing' course, and we recommend that most students begin
with this course.
You learn the essential parts of effective business correspondence.
The course focuses on writing correspondence that quickly tells your reader
what you want and when you want it, so you can prevent confusion and get
quick results.
You learn how to use email's special features and you
also improve the professionalism of your writing by learning editing skills
to remove mistakes and improve writing effectiveness.
Full Syllabus
Each unit includes model messages, guidelines for writing,
common writing problems, effective writing hints, and tasks that give
you practice writing a variety of correspondence. You receive regular
feedback and support from your personal trainer including specific advice
on developing strengths and improving weaknesses.
After this course you will be able to:
- write
faster by using email's unique features
- ensure
people read your mail quickly by writing clear subject headers
- use correct
greetings and closings for different readers
- quickly
tell your reader your reason for writing
- ensure
your reader understands the priority of your mail
- help readers
understand by reminding about previous messages
- ensure
your reader remembers what action to take after reading
- set clear
deadlines that encourage your reader to meet them
- continuously
improve your writing by learning editing techniques
Recommended Prerequisites
- Basic
knowledge of English grammar and sentence structure
- Knowledge
of an email program's basic functions
- Some experience
of writing business email
Technical Requirements
- Internet
browser (ie. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher)
- Email
software (eg. Outlook Express, Eudora, Lotus Notes)
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Course Syllabus -
In the next section you can see an outline of the topics you will study on this course.
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