Business Writing for Companies

Description

The Business Writing Course may include:

• Writing Business E-Mails;
• Writing Faxes and Memos;
• Writing Business Letters;
• Writing Business Reports;
• Writing Business Proposals.

This course is designed for business professionals who are nonnative English speakers.
During this course the participants will:

• Learn how to use the appropriate tone and style in their correspondence;
• Enhance their productivity, job performance and self-confidence;
• Build their English vocabulary and learn hundreds of words essential to effective business writing;
• Review guidelines of standard English grammar, word usage, punctuation and capitalization.

Course Outline

Mechanics

The Basics

• Components of Business Letters;
• Format of Business Letters;
• Paragraph Structure;
• Creating Sentences that Clearly Express Relationships of Ideas;
• Strategies for Planning and Drafting;
• Critical Thinking Strategies.

Vocabulary

• General Business Vocabulary;
• Common Business Abbreviations;
• INCOTERMS.

Grammar

• Parts of Speech;
• Various Principles of Subject and Verb agreement;
• Use of Various Verb Tenses;
• Regular and Irregular Verbs;
• Active and Passive Sentence Construction;
• Pronouns;
• Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs;
• Special use of Adjectives;
• Uses of Articles in Sentences;
• Modifiers of Nouns and Pronouns;
• Prepositions;
• Connectives in Coordinate Constructions;
• Connectives in Complex Sentences;

Punctuation and Capitalization

• Use of the Comma;
• Use of Semicolons and Colons;
• Use of Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets;
• Uses of Quotation Marks, Ellipses, and Apostrophes;
• Uses of Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Marks;
• Rules for Correct Capitalization of English Words and Phrases;
• Rules for Writing Numbers as Words or as Figures.

Register

• Tone vs Style;
• Appropriate Email Etiquette;
• The importance of Using Plain English;
• Correct Use of Popular Cliches and Euphemisms;
• Politics of Business Writing.

Topics

• Enquiries;
• Replies and Quotations;
• Orders;
• Payment;
• Complaints and Adjustments;
• Credit and Collection;
• Banking;
• Insurance;
• Agents and Agencies;
• Transportation and Shipping;
• Personnel Appointments;
• Sales, Marketing, and Public Relations Correspondence;
• Customer Service Correspondence;
• Social, Personal, and Miscellaneous Correspondence.

Course duration

We sell our courses in packages of minimum 30 lessons. 2-lesson sessions are held 2-3 times a week in your company’s office at the time that is convenient for your employees.

Progress monitoring

The aim of testing is to see how students develop their language skills during the course. Depending on the course objective testing may include checking students’ reading and listening comprehension, their speaking and writing skills. The test may also include grammar and vocabulary assignments. The testing takes place twice during the course – in the middle and at the end. The results of the testing are presented to the Human Resources department.

Group size

5-15

Entry level

Only Intermediate or above.

Fees

Free presentation or sample lesson

We are ready to give a FREE PRESENTATION or a 30-MINUTE SAMPLE LESSON in your company office. Call us today at +66/0 2 714 8564 to make arrangements.