Business Writing Courses

Write On Target – Effective Business Writing

Our Write On Target – Effective Business Writing course is different to other courses.

You’ll be taken on a writing journey that covers all aspects of writing, starting with looking at your audience and analysing their requirements, to through creating and organising content, to presenting information and editing.

What does it cover?

We teach you the proven methodology we use in our own writing, including:

  • Basic writing principles that make your writing easy to write and easy to read
  • Tailoring your writing to your audience and their needs
  • Organising information
  • Creating a topic list / table of contents
  • Making sure your readers can find the information they need when they need it
  • Writing and presenting different types of information
  • Editing and proof reading your own writing and other people’s writing
  • Speeding up your writing by using shortcut keys and templates.

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone who wants to improve their writing skills, especially those who need a consistent approach to writing complex deliverables such as policies, reports, SOPs, and quality manuals. It’s great for teams of writers needing a standardised approach.

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to complete a business writing course as part of their ongoing professional development.

How can I do the course?

Our Write-On-Target – Effective Business Writing course can be done online, face to face, or we can customise the exercises and quizzes for your business and run it in-house.

"I see the skills learned in the workshop being useful not only when participating in business writing in the work place, but also for structuring my thoughts and objectives in every communication medium, e.g. phone calls, emails, meetings, etc."

8 Module Self-Paced Online course

The online course is accredited through CPD UK for continuing professional development.

Each module includes a video, a resource book in both PDF and audio formats, written exercises with sample answers, and a short quiz.

You can download the resources and complete the training in your own time.

Each module takes around 2 hours to complete.

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2 Day Instructor-Led Public Course

The instructor-led classroom course is perfect for those who want to complete the training in a short time.

Small groups of up to 16 participants can work through course material and exercises, and have the opportunity to share knowledge.

Participants can bring along their documents for feedback and pointers on how they can be improved.

New dates will be announced when Covid-19 levels allow.

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Plan to Get Your Message Across

In 2022, we'll release each module of our 8 module Write-On-Target: Effective Business Writing course for a special price of $40 each. 

If you find this useful and want to carry on with the remaining modules, contact us so we can provide a code to enable you access to the whole course at a reduced price.

Module 1: Concise, Accurate and Easy to Read

This module will make an immediate difference to your writing and the way you think about the information you need to deliver.

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Module 2: Fit for Purpose

Helps you to plan, so you focus on why you're writing and the response you want from those who read your document. Includes guidance on project planning for larger documents such as standard operating procedures.

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