About Workshop
Effective Business Writing, Report Writing, Proposal Writing, Professional Email Writing, Grammar and Punctuation, Writing with Impact, Presentation skill.
Most of us in the corporate world spend more time in communicating than doing anything else. We spend a large part of our day talking or listening. When we are not talking or listening we are likely communicating in other ways – reading, writing, gesturing or drawing. Or perhaps we are just taking in information by seeing, feeling or smelling. All of these activities are forms of communication.
Communication is vital not only to our existence in civilized society, but also essential to the functioning of the organizations. Organizations depend on its people. The way these people communicate internally or externally determines greatly the outlook and success of the organization.
With the right on-time communication to all stakeholders, the organization can achieve its desired goals and bring success to all.
Workshop topics to be covered:
GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION
• Basic grammatical terminology
• Simple and complex sentence structure
• Common pitfalls in English grammar
• Punctuation rules and trends
• Commonly confused words
• Proof reading for grammar, punctuation and spelling errors
How it benefits you:
• Demystify the meta-language of grammar and punctuation
• Accurately use punctuation that immediately makes your writing more professional
• Become a confident and efficient business writer
• Write business documents more accurately and professionally
• Save time and embarrassment
• Ensure your reader is focused on the content of your writing
EFFECTIVE BUSINESS WRITING
• The key principles of professional and effective business writing
• Editing your business writing effectively
• Grammar and punctuation review
• Planning and organizing your business writing
• Style and language choice
• Business writing for your audience
• Document specific practice
How it benefits you:
• Speed up the writing process when writing business documents
• Organize your ideas and conclusions coherently when writing
• Develop a professional, reader-friendly written style when writing
• Improve the presentation of your business writing
PROFESSIONAL EMAIL WRITING
• General principles of professional email writing
• Informal vs. formal style in email writing
• Presentation of emails
• How to create rapport and warmth through email writing
• Best practice email writing etiquette
How it benefits you:
• A friendly but professional email writing style
• Assurance that your emails and other correspondence receive the attention they deserve
• Increased awareness of best practice and email writing etiquette
PROPOSAL WRITING
• The proposal writing process
• Writing proposals for your audience
• Achieving clarity when writing proposals
• Maintaining consistency when writing proposal
• Writing proposals persuasively
• Proposal structure and organization
• Proposal writing practice
How it benefits you:
• Write sales proposals more quickly and more confidently
• Develop a more convincing and persuasive style of proposal writing
• Target your proposal writing for each particular audience
• Write business winning proposals that make you stand out from your competitors
REPORT WRITING
• Defining your objectives Key stages of report writing
• Writing reports for your audience
• Getting the style right for report writing
• Organizing and presenting your material
• Language selection and use in report writing
How it benefits you:
• Faster and more confident report writing
• The ability to structure and organize clearly written, effective reports
• A report writing style to suit your audience and purpose
WRITING WITH IMPACT
• Review of key principles of good writing
• Techniques for creating impact
• Language to persuade and influence
• Techniques for emphasis
• Making your writing memorable
• How to build warmth and report
• Writing to your audience
How it benefits you:
• Express complex ideas and issues effectively in your written communication (reports, Proposals, emails, etc.)
• Write documents that get read
• Build rapport with your readers
• Write to influence, persuade, motivate and inspire
• Write punchy documents that produce an action
PRESENTATION SKILL
• Key linguistic devices for improved presentation skills
• Structure and signposting in formal presentations
• Effective use of voice: pacing, pausing, rhythm and intonation
• Preparing your presentation
• Using slides and visuals
• Managing questions
• Using humor and anecdote
• Non verbal communication
• Practice activities and feedback
How it benefits you:
• Greater confidence when giving speeches and presentations
• New techniques to enhance your existing presentation skills
• The opportunity to practice and assess your current strengths and presentation skills
• The ability to use and control your voice more effectively when giving presentations
• A wider range of appropriate language for giving presentations in English
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