Better Business Writing Skills
What you'll learn
- How to write clear, concise and persuasive words that will achieve your objectives
- The Big Questions you need to ask before you put pen to paper
- The tricks I use to be a productive writer, to enter a state of flow and never suffer from writer’s block
- How being a persuasive writer will help you achieve your objectives at work
- The ancient secrets of persuasive writing
- Why being a good writer is vital to the success of your career or your business
- How to polish your words with powerful editing techniques
- How to test your work to make sure it does what you want it to
- How to structure your work for maximum impact
Requirements
- A basic understanding of the English language
- A pen and notebook
- A desire to put these lessons into practice
Description
Better Business Writing will help you to develop clear, concise and powerful writing skills. Better Business Writing will help you to be a better writer and, through your words, change the way that people think, feel or act.
- 5 STAR REVIEW - "High quality presenter with fantastic ideas." C.L.
This is not a technical course full of complex grammar. It looks at the timeless principles that can take your writing to the next level. The simple things that you can change to start having an impact TODAY!
- 5 STAR REVIEW - “The instructor teaches simple yet effective tactics to improve your writing. You'll like his direct and no-nonsense style of teaching. I am enjoying this course. Great work, Mark! Keep it up!" V.B.
The course is divided into three main sections: before you write (planning), while you write (writing), and after you write (editing). In each section, I will take you step-by-step through the simple techniques, tricks and habits that will transform your writing and your career.
- 5 STAR REVIEW - “This course very helpful for my personal writing, I love it so much.” T.T.
If you want to promote your business, excel in your career and be admired by your colleagues for your writing skills, Better Business Writing is the course for you.
- 5 STAR REVIEW - “I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was fully comprehensive and packed with valuable tips to improve any type of writing. The tutor obviously had a lot of writing experience and didn’t hold back in sharing his knowledge. I liked the way he explained how to deal with writers block as it sounds very effective. I’ll definitely use it the next time my head feels empty.” S.M.
So join thousands of people improving their writing skills today and let's get started!
Who this course is for:
- This course is for everyone who writes at work. Whether you write emails, reports, marketing copy, articles or speeches, this course is for you.
- This course is not designed for fiction writers. However, many of the principles covered have been used by successful authors for centuries to write engaging, dramatic text.
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Course content
Introduction8 lectures • 25min
- IntroductionPreview03:32
- Exercises and Resources00:11
- What is Clear English?03:07
- Clear English myths07:19
- An Important Message01:19
- The Evidence for using Clear English.03:14
- Literacy Levels05:17
- Section Review01:27
- Introduction Quiz9 questions
PART ONE: Before You Write8 lectures • 26min
Structure5 lectures • 15min
PART TWO: Writing7 lectures • 26min
Principles of Great Writing4 lectures • 12min
Being Direct10 lectures • 34min
PART THREE: After You Write16 lectures • 33min
Final Thoughts7 lectures • 24min
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 5,606 Reviews
- 21,618 Students
- 2 Courses
Mark Morris is a Cicero Award-winning professional speechwriter with more than a decade of experience at the very highest level. He has written for senior politicians in the United Kingdom and internationally, including for two former Prime Ministers.
Throughout his writing career he has run countless face-to-face courses to help people write better than they ever thought they could. He has now also helped almost 20,000 students from around the world with his online course.
Mark is passionate about writing and loves helping people to get the most from their careers by improving their writing skills.