WRITE WELL™ The Basic Course

Expressing yourself is key to gaining recognition; persuading others often determines whether you reach your goal. In working with thousands of business people, we have identified common writing problems and crafted techniques for solving them.

Course Objectives	Get started quickly and easily. Eliminate the six most common mistakes that hurt your professional image. Write with conciseness and clarity. Identify your natural writing styles and learn how to flex to any audience. Use models and templates for organizing content to make documents look as good as they sound and keep the reader involved! Follow guidelines to make letters, memos, and e-mail. Incorporate time-saving techniques for longer reports.
Length	Two Days
Target Audience	Those who are comfortable with basic grammar and writing skills but wish to improve the effectiveness of written communications with customers, vendors, and coworkers.
Class Size	16-20
Course Description	This skill-building workshop focuses on practical exercises to help people organize information, structure their writing, and select words that best convey the writer’s meaning. Participants learn to improve their writing efficiency and to write from the reader’s perspective. Each participant receives individual feedback on his or her writing style.
Myers Briggs Type Indicator^®	People have different natural writing styles that can help and hurt the readability of their writing. Participants complete a profile to help identify differences in writing styles and plan strategies for flexing to the needs of audience members. Myers Briggs Type Indicator and MBTI are registered trademarks of Consulting Psychologists Press
Materials	In addition to a copy of the Gregg Reference Manual, a highly respected reference, each participant receives our own 100+-page workbook.
Pre- and Post-workshop Evaluations	We review participants' writing samples before and after the workshop and give specific feedback.