Business Writing for Secretaries and PAs
Who should attend?
Business Writing for Secretaries and PAs. Writing at work is an essential part of getting the job done. However, it also promotes our image in the eyes of others. This one-day workshop will help you to make sure you are writing accurately and sending out the right message about your abilities.
Course Objectives
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Write grammatically accurate and successful sentences; |
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Structure your correspondence logically; |
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Set the tone of your emails; |
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Avoid the common confusions and errors in English; |
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Use punctuation accurately and appropriately. |
Course Content:
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Planning your document |
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Writing to achieve your goal structure. | |
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Sentence construction |
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The four golden rules of successful sentences; | |
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Active versus passive voice. | |
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Business writing traps |
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Personal pronoun errors; | |
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Common confusions. | |
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Style and tone |
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Informal versus formal; | |
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Making sure your email is well-behaved; | |
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Email etiquette. |
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Punctuation |
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Revise the common punctuation marks; | |
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The apostrophe 'S' rule. | |
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