Email & Brief Letters
Email,
brief letters, and other short messages form the backbone of office
communication in the millennium. But all too frequently such
correspondence is the source of ambiguity and misunderstanding. This
course will teach both the novice and experienced writer how to
structure and compose clear, concise, polite, short messages.
Learn
to
- Understand
the psychology and etiquette of quick messaging
- Adapt
a friendly and personable tone
- Pre-plan
and draft for even the shortest note
- Edit
quickly but accurately
- Use
concise and accessible language
This
workshop is designed for six to twelve participants. It includes
curriculum copies of a specially designed module of WRITE THIS WAY: A Guide to Effective Writing.
Writing Procedures: Step by Step
Well-written
procedures and user manuals allow no room for error or ambiguity. This
course will help your staff write clear procedures and user manuals
that are reader-oriented, attractively-organized, and concisely written. Participants will work
on producing a sample procedure during this course.
Proofreading for Accuracy &
Clarity
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Although
the grammar tools in our word-processing programs are designed to help
us, often the confusing terms make these tools useless.
Learn
how to understand your grammar checker and to spot and correct such
gremlins as
- commonly
confused words
- double
negatives
- format
errors
- jargon
mania
- passive/active
verb usage
- pronoun
errors
- punctuation
errors
- readability
or "fog" problems
- sentence
structure errors
- spelling
beyond the spell checker
- verb-tense
inconsistency
Writing with Style &
Pizzazz
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Sophisticated
writing begins at the sentence level! This is an advanced course
designed to help professionals write with clarity and pizzazz.
Conducted as a single writing workshop or a series of workshops, it
will include writing and editing exercises that concentrate on the
attributes of uncluttered, emphatic, and graceful style.
Participants
should submit a writing sample for evaluation prior to the course.
Individual consultations with the instructor about work in progress
will be welcomed.
Private Executive Coaching
The
Writing Consultants' one-on-one executive tuition can give you the
personalized attention you require! These private consultations, held
at your convenience and based very specifically on the material you
write, will teach you to articulate your professional expertise with
confidence and to sell your ideas with aplomb.
Lit & Lunch: Literature-Appreciation Seminars
Do
something special for your staff! Lit
& Lunch is a chance for your staff to stretch their minds and
invigorate their souls through the triple pleasure of beautiful
literature, stimulating discussion, and good lunch!
