Business Writing

Course Description

Welcome to the Business Writing workshop. Writing is a key method of communication for most people, and it’s one that many people struggle with. This workshop will give participants a refresher on basic writing concepts such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation. It will also provide an overview of the most common business documents such as proposals, reports, and agendas. All of this will provide that extra edge in the workplace.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Gain better awareness of common spelling and grammar issues in business writing.
  • Review basic concepts in sentence and paragraph construction.
  • Know the basic structure of agendas, email messages, business letters, business proposals, and business reports.
  • Know tips and techniques to use when deciding the most appropriate format to use for agendas, email messages, business letters, business proposals, and business reports.
  • Know tips and techniques in writing agendas, email messages, business letters, business proposals, and business reports.
  • Gain an overview of Request for Proposals, Projections, Executive Summaries, and Business Cases.
  • Define proofreading and understand techniques in improving proofreading skills.
  • Define peer review and list ways peer review can help improve business writing skills.
  • List guidelines in printing and publishing business writing.

Course Outline – Full Day Agenda

I.  Module One: Getting Started

  • Workshop Objectives
  • Pre-Assignment Review

II.  Module Two: Working with Words

  • Spelling
  • Grammar
  • Creating a Cheat Sheet

III.  Module Three: Constructing Sentences

  • Parts of a Sentence
  • Punctuation
  • Types of Sentences

IV.  Module Four: Creating Paragraphs

  • The Basic Parts
  • Organization Methods

V.  Module Five: Writing Meeting Agendas

  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Agenda

VI.  Module Six: Writing E-mails

  • Addressing Your Message
  • Grammar and Acronyms

VII.  Module Seven: Writing Business Letters

  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Letter

VIII.  Module Eight: Writing Proposals

  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Proposal

IX.  Module Nine: Writing Reports

  • The Basic Structure
  • Choosing a Format
  • Writing the Report

X.  Module Ten: Other Types of Documents

  • Requests for Proposals
  • Projections
  • Executive Summaries
  • Business Cases

XI.  Module Eleven: Proofreading and Finishing

  • A Proofreading Primer
  • How Peer Review Can Help
  • Printing and Publishing

XII.  Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise

Workshop Participants

TMG considers the optimal number of participants to be 14-20 for facilitation of this workshop. A maximum of 24 is allowed.

Training Materials

A comprehensive workbook accompanies this course that serves as a reference guide for course content.

TMG Training Sessions Delivered to You Virtually or On-Site.

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TMG has over 20 years of experience with helping bring out the best in employees through competency-based training. Our clients include numerous Federal government agencies, businesses, and non profit organizations.

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GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)
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Providing direct access to simple or complex fixed-price or labor-hour professional services for business consulting services

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