Boosting business writing skills in english

Staff members who need to write in English (emails, slides, reports, minutes, memos, etc.)

3,00 / 5,00 (CECR : B2-)

• Leave with a toolbox containing models and useful phrases for the most frequent types of document : emails, letters, reports, minutes, etc.
• Deal with the most common themes: asking for and giving information, making requests/complaints, etc.
• Use formal / informal language
• Format written communication for international audiences
• Master the 3 Cs of writing : Coherence – Clarity – Concision

• Practical applications: simulations (on the phone), with feedback and comments from the trainer
• Rotation of 2 or 3 teachers of different nationalities

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).