A recent survey stated that one third of U.S. employees wrote poorly and that businesses were spending as much as 3.1 billion dollars a year on training for remedial writing. In order to help you in all of your written tasks, this course will focus on essential initial skills so that you can improve your writing. Overcoming Writer’s Block & Developing a Focus covers overcoming apprehensions about writing, developing a focus, and organizing your written documents. By mastering the information in this course, you’ll boost your confidence as well as the readability of your work.

After completing Overcoming Writer’s Block & Developing a Focus, participants will be able to:

• Define and recognize writer’s block (writing apprehension);
• Overcome writing apprehensions;
• Analyze readers;
• Implement important techniques for communicating with your readers;
• Recognize important factors in reader analysis;
• Develop a thesis;
• Organize and outline material;
• Apply three organizational strategies to written documents;
• Utilize transitions; and
• Incorporate effective organization into all writing.

Overcoming Writer’s Block & Developing a Focus utilizes an interactive structure with six sections (Overview, Multimedia Presentation, Readings, Questions & Answers, Implementation, and Respond). Engaging audio and visual components as well as printable materials are incorporated into the course.

Overcoming Writer’s Block & Developing a Focus is designed for business professionals who want to improve their writing skills.

Reading, Exercises, Implementation Plan, and Quiz.

1-2 hours

Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape 4.7 or higher. Sound card and speakers/headphones for audio.

Participants can access this course on computers running Windows, Macintosh, or Unix.

Course participants will have access to the course for a period of six weeks from the date of enrollment in the course.

$39

T he major purpose of business writing should be to create documents that have the same meaning for both the writer and the reader. In order to achieve this objective, it’s important to substantiate our assertions with clear and rational language. Many writers intuitively know how to support whatever they write. Most of us however, need to follow some specific guidelines for maximizing the clarity and impact of our writing. In this course, Writing with Evidence, Clarity, & Succinctness, we’ll focus on essential components for supporting your claims and writing clear and succinct documents.

After completing Writing with Evidence, Clarity, & Succinctness, participants will:

• Identify credible and reliable evidence;
• Effectively use statistics, quotations, and other forms of evidence;
• Apply strategies for analyzing evidence as well as incorporating it into writing;
• Incorporate steps for using clarity and succinctness into written documents;
• Use concise and clear sentences; Incorporate specific terms;
• Avoid relative terms;
• Eliminate run-on sentences;
• Include active voice; and
• Write with nondiscriminatory and gender-free language.

Writing with Evidence, Clarity, & Succinctness utilizes an interactive structure with six sections (Multimedia Presentation, Readings, Questions & Answers, Resources, Implementation, and Respond). Engaging audio and visual components as well as printable materials are incorporated into the course.  A Certificate of Completion will be awarded.

Writing with Evidence, Clarity, & Succinctness is designed for business professionals who want to improve their writing skills.

Reading, Exercises, Implementation Plan, and Quiz.

2-3 hours

Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Firefox, Safari, or Opera. Sound card and speakers/headphones for audio.

Participants can access this course on computers running Windows, Macintosh, or Unix Variants.

Course participants will have access to the course for a period of six weeks from the date of enrollment in the course.

$39

After completing Grammar, Punctuation, Proofreading, & Documentation, participants will:

• Identify and avoid using misplaced and dangling modifiers;
• Recognize misspelled and misused words;
• Correct grammar and punctuation errors;
• Apply guidelines for proofreading;
• Eliminate punctuation and grammar taboos;
• Conduct research to find evidence for written documents; and
• Use an approved format for references.

Grammar, Punctuation, Proofreading, & Documentation is designed for business professionals who want to improve their writing skills.

Reading, Exercises, Implementation Plan, and Quiz.

2-3 hours

Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Firefox, Safari, or Opera. Sound card and speakers/headphones for audio.

Participants can access this course on computers running Windows, Macintosh, or Unix Variants.

Course participants will have access to the course for a period of six weeks from the date of enrollment in the course.

$39

After completing E-Mail Essentials & Netiquette, participants will:

• Be aware of legal issues surrounding e-mail;
• Apply an appropriate structure and format for e-mail;
• Integrate netiquette (Internet etiquette) into business writing;
• Identify the six areas in an e-mail;
• Understand the importance of subject specificity;
• Utilize an effective V-Card;
• Use 10 tips for Netiquette;
• Incorporate techniques for avoiding flaming;
• Translate emoticons;
• Incorporate clarity and succinctness to every e-mail;
• Recognize effective guidelines for communicating via electronic mail;
• Create an Implementation Plan for practicing e-mail essentials and netiquette.

E-Mail Essentials & Netiquette is designed for business professionals who want to improve their writing skills.

Reading, Exercises, Implementation Plan, and Quiz.

2-3 hours

Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Firefox, Safari, or Opera. Sound card and speakers/headphones for audio.

Participants can access this course on computers running Windows, Macintosh, or Unix Variants.

Course participants will have access to the course for a period of six weeks from the date of enrollment in the course.

$39