Online class: Business Writing

This class covers the essential writing skills all workplace writers need. It serves as a great foundation for other courses. You can apply what you learn to emails, letters, memos, reports, proposals, web content, brochures, newsletters or customer communications.

This course is suitable for anyone, whether you work for a corporate, government department, medium-sized business or not-for-profit organisation. (We offer discounts on request if you work for a not-for-profit organisation.)

It is run by Lynne Laracy and Mary Morel. Read more about us.

2 August until 30 August, 2015

This is a four-week course. The content is divided into four sections that cover the planning, structure, writing and revising stages of writing. It steps you through the principles and processes of good writing and includes a variety of activities so you can put them into practice.

Each week, you will receive information and activities. You will also have the opportunity to post samples of your work and receive feedback from the tutors and other participants in the class.

Week one: Plan

• Benefits of planning
• Share your planning methods
• Try new planning methods

Week two: Structure and format

• Get to the point upfront
• Let readers know where the document is heading
• Group information
• Use clear titles and headings
• Format your writing well

Week three: Write
Tips and techniques to make your writing more:

• Clear
• Concise
• Coherent
• Consistent

Week four: Revise

• Check the big picture first
• Revise the structure and format
• Fix up the details

NZ$375 incl. GST