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CPD Course
Advanced Writing Skills
Develop practical knowledge and confidence in Advanced Writing Skills. This is a course for those who already are good writers. Our time will be devoted to writing letters of recommendation, of persuasion, of refusal, or of action, that reflect current word usage and up-to-date formats. You can also learn some basics about writing business...
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Course Description
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Develop practical knowledge and confidence in Advanced Writing Skills.
This is a course for those who already are good writers. Our time will be devoted to writing letters of recommendation, of persuasion, of refusal, or of action, that reflect current word usage and up-to-date formats. You can also learn some basics about writing business cases, proposals, and reports.
Why this course matters
This course turns the subject into practical, structured learning you can apply in real business and workplace situations. It is designed to help you move beyond definitions and understand how the ideas, tools and decisions covered in the course fit together.
What you will gain
- Build a practical understanding of the key concepts covered in Advanced Writing Skills.
- Recognise where the topic applies in real workplace or business situations.
- Apply the methods and good-practice approaches covered in the course with greater confidence.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for business professionals, administrators, managers and learners who want practical workplace skills they can apply immediately.
Course at a glance
- Study time: approximately 2 hours.
- Format: self-paced online learning.
- Professional development: CPD course.
This is a course for those who already are good writers. Our time will be devoted to writing letters of recommendation, of persuasion, of refusal, or of action, that reflect current word usage and up-to-date formats. You can also learn some basics about writing business cases, proposals, and reports.
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Make your writing clear, complete, concise, and correct.
- Improve sentence construction and paragraph development.
- Deal with specific business requests.
- Create effective business cases, proposals, and reports.
- Thoroughly document sources that you use in your writing.
Course Topics:
Session One: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
Session Two: The Cs of Writing
- Writing Clearly
- Familiar Words
- Precise Words
- Concrete Nouns
- Jargon, Part One
- Jargon, Part Two
- Writing Concisely
- Making Connections
- Writing Correctly
- Style
- Facts, Part One
- Facts, Part Two
- Facts, Part Three
- Choosing Your Sources
Session Three: Writing Mechanics
- Building Paragraphs: Emphasis, Part One
- Building Paragraphs: Emphasis, Part Two
- Building Paragraphs: Sentence Unity
- Building Paragraphs: Sentence Structure, Part One
- Building Paragraphs: Sentence Structure, Part Two
- Building Paragraphs: Paragraph Size
- Proper Paragraphs
- More on Paragraphs
- Making Connections
Session Four: Dealing with Specific Requests
- Types of Letters
- Keeping it Real
Session Five: Online Business Communications
- Blogging for Business, Part One
- Blogging for Business, Part Two
- Guidelines
- Making Connections
- Connecting Through Social Media, Part One
- Connecting Through Social Media, Part Two
- Documentation, Part One
- Documentation, Part Two
Continue your learning
Part of this learning pathway: Administrative Skills
Learners also take: Writing a Business Plan
Course pathway: eBSI SME Academy > Administrative Skills > Advanced Writing Skills
Explore more Administrative Skills training or return to the eBSI SME Academy.
Your questions, answered
Does the course include a certificate?
The course assessment leads to a downloadable digital PDF CPD Certificate of Completion. See the course description for the CPD credits awarded.
What is CPD?
CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. It is the ongoing learning that helps you maintain and develop the knowledge and skills you use in your work. Courses, workshops and other learning activities can contribute to your CPD record.
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