Business & People Skills

Advanced Business Writing Skills

Duration:

1 Day

Who Should Attend:

This course is suitable for people who are confident in their basic writing skills amd would like to further extend their capabilities and for anyone who wants to upgrade their skills and knowledge in preparation for career advancement.

Course Overview:

This advanced one day course is focused on more complex writing tasks and techniques, such as using connectives to link sentences, paragraphs and ideas to help your writing flow smoothly. Additional competencies covered include report-writing, writing policies, procedures and work instructions and persuasive writing - the art of convincing a reader to adopt your point of view and carry out any actions you request. There will be opportunities throughout the day for discussion and practice.

Course Highlights:

  • Connectives: using connectives (linking words) to link sentences and paragraphs, construct arguments, help writing to flow smoothly and add variety and interest to writing
  • Constructing paragraphs: organising blocks of text into paragraphs and sections in a structured and logical manner
  • Report-writing: types of reports, report structure, online tools, writing objectively, writing conclusions and recommendations and writing Executive Summaries
  • Persuasive Writing (persuading readers to adopt a particular point of view and/or take requested actions): writing proposals, constructing a persuasive argument, language structures

Course participants will also receive information on writing Performance Reviews and Setting and Measuring Objectives

Entry Criteria:

To get the most out of this workshop you should have completed the "Business Writing Skills" course or have more than two years' experience in a role requiring written communication skills for business purposes. If you have any questions on your suitability for this course do not hesitate to call the ARCS Business Office on (02) 8905 0829.

Important Information:

ARCS Australia is committed to ensuring advertised educational events go ahead. Despite all our efforts, occasionally, some events will need to be postponed or cancelled due to lack of attendee numbers. This decision is made in conjunction with the event Chairperson. Your early registration for events will assist us to assess the interest for this event in your state. We recommend for interstate travel that flexible travel arrangements are made until the event has been confirmed as ARCS Australia will not be held responsible for forfeited costs. With your support we are committed to delivering these events, so please submit your registration early.

Refunds, Transfers and Cancellations: No refunds, transfers or cancellations will be accepted within two weeks of the event. Cancellations and transfers must be in writing and will incur a 10% administration fee. Substitutions are allowed at any time and at no cost.