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