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Powerful Business Writing Skills
Introducing a one-day workshop packed with skills you’ll use every day to make a powerful impact — quickly and easily — every time you put words to paper.
You can attend FREE with STAR12 membership - Get more info.
Program Description:
Good business writing grabs your readers’ attention ... it commands involvement, enhances understanding and inspires action. Simply put, good business writing
gets results.
While the objective of every business-writing project is simple, many professionals flounder when they put words to paper. That’s usually because they’ve bought into ideas about writing that just aren’t true. For instance, do you ever find yourself thinking ... “Good writing is a talent you have or you don’t, and I’m a ‘have not.’ ” “Writing is a laborious, frustrating process.” “Good business writing adheres to strict grammar and composition rules, and I’m not interested in nor do I have time to memorize a bunch of rules.”
When you attend this workshop, we’ll show you how to avoid all of the dread and most of the drudgery in your business writing.
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Cancellation Details:
If circumstances arise that require you to cancel your enrollment, see cancellation details below.
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 STAR12 is an exclusive membership network that gives you 12 full months of unlimited access to every seminar we offer. Sounds incredible, but it’s true: join STAR12 today and you can attend Powerful Business Writing Skills, and every other one- and two-day seminar you’ll find here at www.NationalSeminarsTraining.com for FREE.
And that’s just for starters, because you’ll also receive unlimited access to the STAR12 Online Learning Library, packed with hundreds of invaluable development resources you can access anytime, anywhere ... for FREE!
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- Learn the secrets to writing effectively and efficiently — without sacrificing essential content
- Discover fail-safe methods for presenting complicated information in easy-to-understand language
- End the composition struggle — quickly and easily transform rough ideas into concrete, well-structured paragraphs organized for maximum impact
- Master the techniques that successful writers use to get the right words
flowing automatically
- Uncover surefire ways to motivate your reader to take the action you want
- Gain tips that writing pros use to make your readers want to read ... and then give them sharp images that enhance understanding
- Use amazingly simple techniques to sell your ideas, products, services ... even yourself ... easily
- How to say “no” or “sorry” and deliver bad news with tact
- How to use a conversational tone to grab your readers’ attention ... and hold it
- Learn can’t-miss strategies that will have you handling complaints and dissatisfied customers with kid-glove diplomacy
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Because exceptional writing skills are the mark of exceptional professionals, this workshop should be considered a career essential for all success-minded professionals.
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Turning Ideas Into Writing: Tips for Getting Started Quickly
- 5 simple ways to plan what you write
- Ever put off writing because it takes too long? Learn how to cut writing time by 30% to 40%!
- 3 key questions to answer before you begin writing
- A systematic way to organize even the most complex writing tasks
- Surefire tips for overcoming writing anxiety
Writing Letters, Memos and Reports That Are Organized and Reader-Focused
- How to prepare correspondence that says “professional”
- Reader-friendliness: Why the words you choose affect the results you get
- Capitalize on your personal style to make your writing more interesting and more effective
- Eliminate monotony in long reports and complex proposals
- Winning formats for reports and proposals
- The do’s and don’ts for writing powerful memos
- Make your readers comfortable ... and keep their attention ... by using language they can relate to
Making Sure Your Message Is Clear and Your Writing
Is Error-Free
- Avoid the errors most commonly made in letters and memos
- 5 questions every piece of writing should answer
- How to present details clearly and explanations simply
- Shortcuts to handling grammar and spelling problems
- Ever have trouble deciding when to use “affect” and when to use “effect”? There are 12 commonly confused word pairs that you need never mix up again
- Quick references you’ll want to keep close by every time you write
- 4 simple cures for the most common sentence ailments
How to Influence, Persuade ... and Sell!
- A simple way to add impact to every sentence
- 7 C's of convincing business writing
- How to be more persuasive ... especially when you expect considerable resistance from readers
- Discover the proven techniques used by professional writers to stimulate reader interest
- 2 tips that will add punch to every paragraph
- Sell anything ... products, ideas, services, even yourself ... with greater success than ever before!
Conveying Professionalism and Credibility in Your Writing
- Words that are never appropriate in business writing
- How to align your writing with the image your organization wants
to project
- Learn one simple technique that will make all your writing easier to read and more powerful
- How to trim the fat from all your business documents
- Gain recognition and respect for being a business writer who gets results for your organization
Using Contemporary Writing Techniques and an Inviting Tone to Stimulate Reader Interest
- Ever wonder if the writing “rules” you learned in grammar school still apply? We’ll explode the myths that may be holding you back
- When jargon is appropriate ... and when it’s likely to distance you from your reader
- How to use an active voice and a conversational tone to enhance how much your reader will remember
- Cut stiff, outdated lingo from your documents — and replace it with sharp images that enhance understanding
- Why being concise is imperative to achieving results from your writing in today’s work environments
Practical Solutions to Real-World Writing Challenges
- Deliver bad news with tact
- How to write “no” letters with a “yes” sound
- Write complaint letters that get immediate action
- Respond to complaints with relationship-rebuilding success
- Concrete tips to uncomplicate the writing of instructions, procedures and explanations
- How to make written requests that get favorable replies
- Writing for special situations: Letters of reference, introduction, condolence, congratulations, or apology
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“This program gave me the tools necessary to improve my ... business communication — the speaker took a boring subject and made it humorous and easy to understand. Thanks!”
Brenda Vincent
Secretary
Magma Copper
“It was absolutely worth my time ... Awesome wealth of knowledge in short amount of time.”
L. Hansen
Admin Assistant
Delta Airlines
“Excellent seminar. Great quotes and thoughts to use both professionally and personally.”
Linda Hudson
Facility Coordinator
The Western Group
“It was one of the most enjoyable and informative training sessions I’ve ever attended.”
Paul D. Robbins
Manager
Distribution Operations
USPS
“It’s unfortunate this program isn’t ‘mandatory’ for everyone entering the workforce!”
Deanna Larson
Medical Management Consultant
GAB Business Services, Inc.
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Franklin Covey Style Guide for Business and Technical Communication, Fourth Edition
Item #20844
Improve your writing at school, home and at work!
Regular Price: $49.95 US / $59.00 CAN
Your Price Only: $44.96 US / $53.10 CAN
Add this product with your event enrollment
and you'll save an additional 10%!
This truly is a unique guidebook designed to help you write documents that will achieve the results you expect and need! It goes beyond the basics of grammar and punctuation to address design, graphics, style and many other aspects of writing that play a role in getting your point across clearly, concisely and effectively. So if you have ever thought you wanted to take your writing skills to the next level, this is the resource that will take you there.
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Cancellation Details: If circumstances arise that require you to cancel your enrollment in Powerful Business Writing Skills, you may substitute another person in your place or receive a credit memo for a future seminar of equal value. Or, you may receive a refund, minus a $10 enrollment processing charge, provided you notify us at least five days before the training. At that time, any additional online training materials included in your registration will be deactivated.
Additionally, if your enrollment included a STAR12 membership, it will also be cancelled at that time. Once you attend Powerful Business Writing Skills, or any other seminar through your STAR12 membership, no refunds will be granted.
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Continuing education credits may be recognized by your professional board. Contact your own board to find what’s required.
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