The importance of clear and concise communication and good writing skills in today’s workplace can’t be overemphasized.
The importance of clear and concise communication and good writing skills in today’s workplace can’t be overemphasized. A poorly written communication piece can put an organization’s reputation at risk if it goes viral on the internet. In this online “Business Writing” course, you’ll learn about the different types of business writing, how to format your correspondences, and strategies for effective writing. You’ll review how to write better emails and how to avoid problems with email communication. By the end of this course, you’ll understand the principles of effective written business communication, including a review of writing for electronic messaging.
Good writing skills are important in the workplace today because they can improve productivity and increase your career potential. In this online business writing course, you’ll learn about the different types of business writing, how to write better emails, and ways to write persuasive messages in business communication. This course will review how to assemble a business letter according to format and will cover best practices for writing letters, memos, and more.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the difference between creative writing and business writing
- Learn about different kinds of business writing and when to use each
- Learn the importance of grammatically correct messages
- Learn the distinction between academic business writing and business writing
- Understand ethics in business writing and how to avoid plagiarism
- Review the communication process
- Discover ways of message formatting and creating standard documents
- Understand techniques for various types of electronic messaging
Skills you’ll gain
Business CommunicationBusiness CorrespondenceBusiness WritingManagerial CommunicationsProfessional WritingStructured WritingWhat You'll Learn
- Distinguish creative writing from business writing and academic business writing
- Identify the different kinds of business writing and when to use each
- Apply effective formatting to emails, letters, memos, and standard documents
- Write persuasive business messages using techniques such as the AIDA approach and the You Attitude
- Apply ethics in business writing and avoid plagiarism
- Use proper grammar, sentence construction, and paragraph construction for clear messages
Key Takeaways
- Clear and concise communication and good writing skills are important in today's workplace and can improve productivity and increase career potential.
- A poorly written communication piece can put an organization's reputation at risk if it goes viral on the internet.
- The course covers different types of business writing, formatting correspondences, and strategies for effective writing.
- Learners review how to write better emails, avoid problems with email communication, and write for electronic messaging.
- The course explains how to assemble a business letter according to format and covers best practices for letters, memos, and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in this Business Writing course?
You'll learn about the different types of business writing, how to format your correspondences, strategies for effective writing, how to write better emails, and ways to write persuasive messages in business communication. The course also reviews how to assemble a business letter according to format and covers best practices for writing letters, memos, and more.
Does this course cover email and electronic messaging?
Yes. The course reviews how to write better emails, how to avoid problems with email communication, and techniques for various types of electronic messaging.
What is the difference between business writing and other types of writing covered here?
The course helps you understand the difference between creative writing and business writing, and the distinction between academic business writing and business writing.
Does the course address ethics in writing?
Yes. You'll understand ethics in business writing and how to avoid plagiarism.
What skills does this course help build?
It supports skills in business communication, business correspondence, business writing, managerial communications, professional writing, and structured writing.
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Greetings, my name is Professor Bob Lindquist, and we're gonna talk about in this class business writing and the importance of clear and concise business communication. This course addresses solutions to one of the root causes of poor productivity, poor communication. In this course, we will analyze the art of communication through the communication model by Professor Lindquist, discuss the difference between creative writing and business writing, review the basics of grammar, discuss the proper formatting for emails, memos, and letters. Additionally, we'll discuss the various types of communication issues that are addressed every day in business. Some issues that will be examined are recommendation letters and bad newsletters, resumes and cover letters, claim letters, persuasive messages, and more.
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