Writing for Business; an effective Business
Writing Seminar

Power Up Your Writing! (1 and 2 day sessions available)

This is not your old high school or college English class! Content is geared for working adults who spend a part of their day communicating in print. Program content takes participants from pre-writing to proofreading.

Module 1: The Pre-Writing Process
• The Why of Good Writing
• Know your readers
• Overcome writer’s block
• Define your writing goals
• Organize information with a writing pyramid
  
  
Module 2: Writing the First Draft
• Write clearly and concisely
• Active versus passive writing
• Cut the clutter
• Create the “reading roadmap”
  
  
Module 3: Sticky and Tricky Grammar Issues
• Review of grammar issues that cause headaches
• Punctuation Pointers
• Capitalization Catastrophes prevented
• Tricks for subject/verb agreement and parallel construction
• Other sticky and tricky pitfalls
  
  
Module 4: Editing
• Clarify intent and content
• Turn boring into interesting
• Will the reader understand?
• Use a writer’s checklist
• Tips for editing the work of others
  
  
Module 5: Proofreading
• Issues with spell check and grammar check
• Find mistakes quickly and efficiently
• Decide to decide: A Three Step Proofing Process
• Use proofreading marks for clarity
  
  
Module 6: Special Issues
• Design and Layout Issues
• WOW ‘em with graphics and charts