BUSINESS WRITING TRAINING
SELF-PACED Courses
Choose from our selection of online writing courses.
Self-Paced writing courses
Explore our online, self-paced writing courses
We have designed a selection of self-paced writing courses for you to choose from. They range from short units to longer courses with interactive sessions.
There are 3 levels of courses – basic units, output-based, longer courses and upskilling. Basic courses are short units that can be completed in any order. They cover basic writing skills and will take about an hour each to complete.
Longer courses include the basic units and then apply those skills to particular outputs such as emails, report writing etc. Typically these would be 1 day classes if held face-to-face.
Upskilling courses are for those who already feel competent at writing but who want to improve or focus on specific areas.
Self-paced Courses
BASIC SKILLS
A Grammar Refresher (free)
This is a quick refresher course on the essential things you need to know in order to write well. Topics covered include recognising the subject, object and verb in sentences, using apostrophes correctly and commonly misused words. It also covers proofreading and setting up the proofing tools in Word and Outlook.
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Audience and Purpose
This unit is about planning your writing and getting started. It covers topics such as understanding your audience, defining your purpose and desired outcome and deciding what content to include.
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Language AND Readability
In this unit we look at language and consider what makes a piece of writing easier for the reader to understand. Readability is a measure of this. You will learn techniques to increase the readability of your writing, in particular how to write shorter, clearer sentences.
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Style, Voice and Tone
This unit covers techniques for writing effective paragraphs, using active and passive voice correctly and setting the correct tone for your communication. It works best if you have completed the Language and Readability unit or are competent in those skills.
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OUTPUT BASED
Writing Effective Emails
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Writing Simple Reports (coming soon)
This course focuses on writing simple reports. It comprises 3 prerequisite units – Audience and Purpose, Language and Readability, Style, Voice and Tone which need to be completed prior to this one. This unit puts the learning of the earlier units into practice applying the techniques to writing reports.
Writing Policies AND Procedures (coming soon)
This course focuses on writing policies and procedures. It comprises 3 prerequisite units – Audience and Purpose, Language and Readability, and Style, Voice and Tone which need to be completed prior to this one. This unit puts the learning of the earlier units into practice applying the techniques to writing policies and procedures that work.
LONGER COURSES
Writing Clearly and Concisely
This course will equip you with the essential basic skills to write clear, concise content. It includes the material in all the Basic units and ends with a section putting it all into practice writing emails and editing and proofing your work.
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Writing For Your Reader (coming soon)
Writing For Your Reader focuses on analysing, structuring and developing your communication to optimise reader use and comprehension.
The course covers:
- identifying the purpose and desired outcome for your document
- analysing your audience (readers)
- creating a document framework
- navigation aids such as headings, tables of content
- strategies for structuring.
We suggest you follow this with either
- Writing Persuasive Arguments
Or
- Writing Effective Policies and Procedures.
Effective Written Communication (coming soon)
Effective Written Communication combines content from ‘Writing Clearly and Concisely’ and ‘Writing For Your Reader’.
You can then choose to add in one of the following:
- writing effective emails and proposals
- writing simple reports
- writing policies and procedures.
This course is also available face-to-face. Register your interest for this course below.
UPSKILLING
improving existing documents (3 modules)
The course covers:
- assessing what is wrong
- basic editing techniques
- improving sequencing
- fixing structural issues
- enhancing the presentation
- improving one of your own documents.
This course can be completed face to face or online. Get more information here.
WRITING PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTS (coming soon)
Writing Persuasive Arguments covers the skills necessary to develop an argument and present your case in the best way.
The course will teach you how to:
- prepare your argument
- sequence your thoughts to optimise success
- review your logic
- write insightful sentences
WRITING EFFECTIVE SUMMARIES (coming soon)
Writing effective summaries covers the skills necessary to properly summarise material to use in:
- an executive summary
- an argument
- a PowerPoint slide
- teaching material
- infographic.
The course covers :
- the 6 steps to making a summary
- applying these to writing
- executive summaries
- preparing reports
- making a case
- preparing teaching material
- visual media such as presentations and infographics.
Testimonial
“The course provided an excellent overview of effective writing which can be used in all types of writing”.
Business Writing Course Attendee
Analyst – NAB Melbourne
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