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Professional Business Writing
Professional
Business Writing
One-day seminar

Better business writing: in one day

Would you like your business writing to be polished, persuasive and professional? You'll learn skills that will transform your writing and help you write documents and proposals.

In business, you need written communication that is clear, concise and conveys all relevant information. After this one-day seminar, you'll discover the stress-free way to powerful business writing. If you don't learn the right rules, you risk making mistakes, losing credibility or damaging your company's reputation.

Your writing will be more polished because you'll learn skills that you'll have forever and can apply to any job.

Here's what you'll learn:

This practical seminar in Professional Business Writing covers:

  • 5 essential steps to plan your document
  • How to determine what you MUST write about
    (and what to leave out)
  • The 11 Golden Rules of business writing
  • Business writing DON'Ts
  • Common writing mistakes (and how to avoid them)
  • How to structure reports and proposals
  • Fundamentals of persuasive writing
  • How to gain the reader's attention
  • Style guides - how to use them and how to create one
  • How to revise, edit and present your documents
  • and MUCH more.

The aim of the seminar is to make your job of writing business documents - including reports and proposals - easier by equipping you with the right tools and rules. This seminar is ideal for professionals like salespeople, accountants, engineers, marketers and anyone who wants a guideline on how to write well in the workplace.

This seminar is suitable for people who are fluent and confident in written and spoken English. It is designed for participants who would like to take their business writing skills to the next level.

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SUE WHITE

This seminar is presented by Sue White, a writing trainer and freelance journalist. Her work has been published in many of Australia’s leading magazines and newspapers, including The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, CNN Traveller, CNNGo.com, Australian Geographic online and various ABC outlets.

Sue spent 10 years as a public relations and communications specialist and has written annual reports, marketing collateral, websites, and complex, technically-focused intranet sites. She has in senior communications and public affairs roles for: The George Institute for International Health; Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund (now Redkite); Civil Aviation Safety Authority and CSIRO Plant Industry. Recent corporate writing clients include: IAG Australia, Macquarie University Hospital, British Council and others. ...more

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Courses are held at our harbourside Centre in Milsons Point

DIRECTIONS TO THE SYDNEY WRITERS’ CENTRE

Your FREE Editorial Style Guide for Business valued at $75

All participants receive the Sydney Writers’ Centre Editorial Style Guide for Business valued at $75.

This is essential for anyone who writes business documents. It addresses frequently raised issues and takes the guesswork out of how to format your writing.You’ll take it home with you so that you have a “ready reckoner” to help you after the seminar.



PODCAST: "Ten Common Business Writing Mistakes"
Click on the player above to hear Director of Sydney Writers' Centre,
Valerie Khoo talks to BNET's Phil Dobbie BTalk on BNET.com


Rave Reviews for Professional Business Writing

CLAIRE O'CONNOR

"Excellent presenter who tailored course to participants' needs. 3 AHA! moments made it worth the fee alone. The take-home course notes and style guide are an excellent ongoing resource."

JOHN LAWSON

"It's been a week since the course and I have been drafting management reports. Already, my manager has commented that I have improved my writing skills. Thanks to the presenter."

RACHEL WELSH

"Mel's level of experience and her training style were exceptional. Her suggestions and approach were useful and practical. She kept the day moving but allowed for appropriate discussion. I have consciously altered my style of conveying information and my boss has commented on the difference."

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE TESTIMONIALS

Next available seminar:

Professional Business Writing with Sue White

TIME: 9.00am – 5.00pm
FEE: $450 (includes GST)

SEMINAR DATE:

Wednesday 23 May 2012
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RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS WRITING

“The presenter was engaging and easy to follow. She referred to all of our working backgrounds and linked it into the work we were learning, which made it more interesting. The course was easy to follow and provided good resource material to take home.”
- Marisa Sfirse

“The seminar was educational and made you look at writing from a different perspective. The presenter was fabulous.”
- Peter Lambropoulos

"I immediately applied what I learned on reports and contracts that I was working on. The change was incredible. THANKS."
- Adrian Espedido

"To be honest I enjoyed the whole thing. The presenter was able to discuss different aspects of writing in an inspiring way. I appreciated how she took the time to find out what each person wanted from the course and addressed those things. I am already changing the structure of the way I write my paragraphs to improve their meaning."
- Soraya Vantilborg

"This was my fourth course at the Sydney Writers' Centre and they have all been great. I always come home so inspired and full of energy, it's fantastic. The material presented is very good and helpful, the presentation is excellent and I also notice that the Centre always manages to attract a very interesting and stimulating crowd."
- Kees Bakhuyzen

"It was fun and light hearted. The handbook is a great tool to take away."
- Valentina Stojkovska

"The course has given me the methodology to revise the structure of our proposals, to make them more focused and meaningful. Overall a practical, informative course and great value!"
- Fiona Brown

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