Boosting business writing skills in english
Module 1
1. Classic e-mail
Depending on the level of formality, learn the basics, key phrases, stock sentences, expressions for …
- Beginning and ending emails
- Referring to previous communication or attachmentsAsking for information
- Organising meetings, etc.
2. Precision "top 50 mistakes in written correspondence"
- Identify and eliminate the most common mistakes : vocabulary, grammar, syntax
3. Expressing your ideas 1
- Connecting ideas
- Listing
- Explaining
- Comparing
- Synthesizing and concluding
4. Writing up the minutes
Based on a meeting video:
- Practice taking notes in real-time
- Write up minutes
Module 2
5. Report writing
- Prioritize information
- Use power words
- Deal with numbers
- Make reccomendations
6. Expressing your ideas 2
- Giving information
- Setting conditions
- Making requests / complaining with tact
- Expressing nuances or firm opinions
7. Organising your ideas
- Master the 3 Cs of writing: Coherence – Clarity – Concision
8. E-tray
- Situational simulation. Trainees will deal with messages in a virtual in-box, using what they have learnt
All course elements are reinforced with written exercises, analyzed and corrected by trainers. Faults are corrected using oral exercises (to keep lessons lively).
Public Courses
- 2 on-site days (Paris)
or - 3 remote half-days
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