Courses and resources

What is it about?

This interactive workshop will help you develop your own style of business writing that will capture your readers' attention and deliver information in a professional and effective manner.

The workshop does this by looking at what makes a document easy to read, memorable and useful and applying these principles to a range of exercises that you complete either on your own or as part of a group.

There is also some pre-reading for the workshop.

What will I get out of it?

By the end of this course you should be able to create shorter documents that grab your reader's attention, make your message easy to read and that sticks in their mind.

Additionally you will also have sufficient learning to meet the ILM requirements for Unit M3.05 'Writing for business'.

Course overview:

1) Choosing the best method of communication.

2) Clarifying your purpose with your readers in mind.

3) Brainstorming ideas.

4) Producing a rough draft.

5) Getting your reader's attention.

6) Making your message stick.

7) Making your document concise - sentences, phrases and words.

8) Making your document airy - effective layout.

9) The one page rule.

10) Making your document even better.

Is there anything I need to do before attending?

Yes, there is some pre-reading for the workshop.

This can be found here:

You may also like:

There are a number of good resources on You e-Develop.

These have been collated in a document that can be found here: https://member.goodpractice.net/uoetfm/Resources/course-resources/business-writing/business-writing-workshops.gp.

Do I get a qualification?

Yes, if you register for a unit qualification or if you are undertaking an ILM Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management and take this assessment.

Assessment:

Written assessment.

Previous attendees said:

?Interesting course.

Has made me think about shortening my sentences?.

?I like the idea of sticky messages! Will try to jazz up my reports?.

?although a beginner I have gained some useful tips on being more professional?.

Learning Provider: This course is administered by Staff Learning and Development, please contact SLD@exeter.ac.uk for any queries.