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Business Writing Class
How do you get your business documents read? How should we write about business matters so that we are perceived as credible professionals? Furthermore, what shouldn’t be said in a business document? With these questions in mind, we put together this class on Business Writing Basics—made to cater to professionals looking for a way to raise their professional stocks, in this class we’ll tackle the fundamental principles of business writing so that you can upgrade your skill set and grow your business ventures. We’ll look at everything from how to phrase your statements to how to properly adjust your business letters with regard to who you’re writing to and the medium you’re writing in. Here, we’ll answer all your questions about how to go about producing quality business documents.
This online class is easy-to-understand and informative. The lessons are structured so that you can remember the guidelines provided without any trouble—the class consists of 15 short lessons that guide you step-by-step through the nuances of business writing. At the end of this class you’ll be equipped to write all kinds of common business documents—this is a must in our modern, fast-paced and globalized world. Sign up for this class and increase your stocks as a modern-day professional!
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Lesson 1: Why Business Writing Is Great For Your Business
Learning how to write good business letters is crucial for your business to succeed—this can make or break whether or not people want to do business with you. In business, it’s crucial to know what you want to say and to be able to deliver it in a manner that is precise without sounding rude or too demanding. Business is always a balancing of demand and supply: likewise, business writing is the art of balancing amiability with directness—for your letters, memos and notes to be effective you need to be clear but still communicate civility and a general pleasantness. Clients like to work with companies that express a sense of camaraderie and respect.
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Lesson 2: Introduction to Business Writing
In this class, we’ll be discussing what constitutes a good business letter and the different ways in which this can be useful to your business. We’ll also be talking about the different goals which effective business writing achieves. Here we’ll be laying out the basics of business writing so that we have a proper foundation before we begin writing our own letters.
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Lesson 3: Getting Your Message Across
In our last lesson, we discussed that the main goal of business writing is to communicate a specific message. We also learned that this can be, among other things, to advertise a product, update a client/investor or convey appreciation for the addressee’s involvement in your business. In this lesson we’re going to be taking up a few tips with regard to how we can write our business letters so that they’re easy to understand and get right to the point. This lesson will help us write business letters that are a joy to read because they’re not confusing and don’t dilly-dally. The faster you get to the point, the more your clients will appreciate it: business people are usually very busy and it helps everyone save time if your letter is short but informative.
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Lesson 4: Grammar & Punctuation
In business writing it’s very important to ensure that your grammar and punctuation are flawless. Spelling also factors into grammar and punctuation because an alteration in the spelling can alter the grammar and how the punctuation factors in. These nuances are crucial in business where the main concern is usually a fact, figure or both—a misplaced period, comma or semi-colon could be the difference between telling a client you’re willing to do the job for $10,000 and $1,000. Business writing has to be very precise.
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Lesson 5: Setting the Tone
Choosing the correct tone for your business letter can either make your reader feel like you’re a good person to do business with and likewise, failing to do so can completely alienate your reader who in this case, holds some power over whether your business is successful or not. In this lesson, we’ll be looking at the two deciding factors when it comes to what kind of tone to use for your business documents or letters.
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Lesson 6: Political Correctness
Our world is a globalized and progressive one—when we make business documents we can count on people of different walks of life reading them or at least being in a position to criticize them (in the case of advertisements). Because of this, it is very important that our business documents are always politically correct. In this lesson, we’ll be discussing what this means, why it’s important and how it can be achieved.
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Lesson 7: Business Letters
The business letter is the most common kind of business document. It is used to communicate invitations, gratitude and proposals—this is typically sent to external bodies like investors, partners or clients. In this lesson we’ll be tackling the proper format of the business letter so that your message is clear, concise and professional.
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Lesson 8: Business Memos
In this lesson, we’ll be discussing business memos. We’ll be taking up their definition, how they’re different from business letters and how they should be written. We’ll also be looking at example of the proper business memo format.
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Lesson 9: Business E-mails
In this class we’ll be discussing how to write business e-mails. We’ll also be looking at how the business e-mail differs in content, format and intent from the business letter and the business memo. In addition to this, we’ll be looking at an example of a well-written business e-mail.
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Lesson 10: Resumes & Cover Letters
In this lesson, we’ll be discussing two of the most widely used business documents—resumes and cover letters. We’ll be looking at both of these types of business documents, what they should contain and how they’re written. We’ll also be briefly discussing (toward the end of the letter) why the two go hand-in-hand.
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Lesson 11: Business Brochures
A business brochure is a short catalogue often given to prospective clients. This brochure contains the company’s list of services or products, along with a short description of each of these services and/or products. Having a business brochure can make things very easy for a company because it allows employees to avoid miscommunication; it gives everyone within the company a uniform grasp of what it is that the company does. This allows everyone to present a united front to all prospective customers. Furthermore, it makes it easier for potential clients to figure out what it is that the company is in the business of doing.
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Lesson 12: Proofreading & Editing
We’re now in the third and last section of our Class. The comings lessons will be talking about different guidelines which we should follow in order to write good business documents—we’re now sinking our teeth into the meat of our class: how do we write good business documents? This lesson in particular will be focusing on how to edit and proofread your business documents.
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Lesson 13: Business Writing Rules
This lesson is going to be the most crucial lesson among all of the modules we’re discussing in this class. In this part of our class we’ll be discussing the meat of this discussion: what are the rules of writing in business? Here we’ll be talking about the important factors to consider throughout all mediums and formats of business documents—we’ll be talking about the writing truths that hold true across all boards of business.
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Lesson 14: Business Writing Resources
In this lesson we’ll be discussing the different free resources that you can use to help you write better business documents. We’ll be discussing the last but crucial way in which you can write documents that are well-informed, concise and professional.
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Lesson 15: Conclusion
In this last lesson we’ll be looking at how far we’ve come since the beginning of this module. We’ll be taking a look at the different lessons that we’ve taken up and what we’ve learned through these brief but informative discussions on the basics of business writing.
This class began with a discussion on why it’s important to know how to write good business documents. We were able to define what a business document is and what it usually contains. We were also able to state that the goal of a business document is to communicate specific information.
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