What you will learn

Enhance Your Business Writing Skills

This course is designed for good writers ready to learn the nuances of letters, business cases, proposals, and reports. We recommend completing “Business Writing That Works” before beginning this course.

In this course, you will learn how to write specific documents, including letters, business cases, reports, and proposals. You will also review some fundamental writing rules, such as the four C’s of writing and paragraph construction. These can assist you in all facets of the writing process.

Have you ever had writer’s block? This advanced writing online course will help you overcome this so you can write for all industries, from business communications and data science writing to creative writing and technical writing.

Course Fast Facts:

1. Easy to follow and understand

2. Only 6 to 8 hours of study is required to complete this online writing class

3. Unlimited, lifetime access to online writing course

4. Delivered 100% online and accessible 24/7 from any computer or smartphone

5. You can study from home or at work, at your own pace, in your own time

6. Professional Certificate of Completion 

Course Delivery

Our online writing courses are accessed online via our learning management system by any device including PC, MAC, tablet or Smart Phone.

Advanced Writing Course Benefits

Writing successfully can be a challenge. You may need a regular grammar refresher, the English language may be difficult for you to master, you may be looking to write your first novel but you’re not sure where to start, or you could be searching for work in freelance writing. Whatever the reason for wanting to advance your writing skills, short courses on writing is the easiest way to do so.

This is a great course for learning writing that will assist you in various industries. It introduces you to the art of persuasive writing and is one of our most popular business writing courses for students worldwide. You can complete independent study and find helpful staff live online throughout the day should you have any concerns.

Ideal for both personal development and professional development, you’ll establish strong writing skills that can help you achieve all your writing goals. While this course has a business writing focus, it can also assist you in developing the highest quality writing skills to assist with:

• Personal essay writing

• Children books and writing for children

• Novel writing

• English composition

• Scientific papers

• Memoir writing

• Grant writing

• College essay writing

• Academic writing

You’ll get great writing tips to ensure you write effective content, no matter where it’s going.

Advanced Writing Course Overview

This is a busy course that brings you the key concepts you need to know for improving your writing. 

The first part of the course is a basic overview of the learning objectives and writing specialization. You’ll then move on to more of a beginners guide, a guide to writing using the 4 Cs. These can help with both writing and public speaking and are a must-know for business writing techniques and general communication skills.

In the third session of this online class, we explore writing mechanics. If you’ve ever completed creative writing courses, your knowledge will come in handy here. This explains sentence structure for English grammar, paragraph structure and coherence. 

Next, you’ll delve further into business writing techniques, such as writing letters and writing reports. Finally, the importance of good grammar and punctuation will come into play with the editing session.

Recognition & Accreditation

Upon successfully completing this course and achieving a passing score for the assessment, you will be issued an international continuing education credit (CEU) certificate.

This Certificate is applicable worldwide, demonstrating your commitment to learning new skills. You can share the certificate with your friends, relatives, co-workers, and potential employers. Also, include it in your resume/CV, professional social media profiles and job applications.

Session 1: Course Overview

• Learning Objectives
• Pre-Assignment
• Pre-Course Assessment

 Session 2: The Four Cs of Writing

• Writing Clearly
• Familiar Words
• Precise Words
• Concrete Nouns
• Using Jargon
• Jargon
• Writing Concisely
• Being Concise
• Our Concise Responses
• Complete Writing
• Writing Correctly
• Selecting Your Sources
• Style
• Being Stylish
• Facts
• Being Factual
• Facts About the Internet
• Choosing Your Sources
• Selecting Our Sources - Responses

 Session 3: Writing Mechanics

• Emphasis
• Adding Emphasis
• Sentence Unity
• Sentence Structure
• Paragraph Size
• Proper Paragraphs
• Our Arranged Paragraphs
• More on Paragraphs - Unity
• More on Paragraphs - Coherence
• More on Paragraphs - Emphasis
• Rhythm
• Voice
• Are You Being Active or Passive?
• Changing the Emphasis

 Session 4: Dealing with Specific Requests

• Types of Letters
• Information Requests
• Letters of Recommendation
• Letters Refusing Requests
• Letters of Persuasion
• Recommendation
• Saying No
• Persuading
• Responding

 Session 5: Preparing Business Documents

• Defining Business Cases
• Business Cases
• Setting Up Your Business Case
• Requests for Proposals
• Writing Reports
• Writing Formal Reports
• Documentation
• Direct Quotes
• Citing Sources
• Being Consistent

 Session 6: Editing Techniques

• Pre-Assignment Review

 Session 7: A Personal Action Plan

• Starting Point
• Where I Want to Go
• How I Will Get There

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

MAC/iOS

OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

All systems

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Entry requirements:

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education:

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Device requirements:

Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.

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