Business Writing Essentials for the Workplace

Business Writing Essentials for the Workplace

Introduction

The course would be conducted through a blend of lectures, group discussions, personalized feedback and interactive workshop activities. Participants would also be given exemplary emails and reports, as well as intensive practical exercises throughout the course.

This hands-on two-day course will guide participants on how to write in a way that informs, persuades, and influences decision-makers in a professional and affirmative way. Using writing, analyzing and editing activities, participants will learn to prepare reader-oriented documents that communicate clearly and effectively.

Organization

Imperium Edumaax - Professional Development

Outcome

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

- Write shorter, clearer, more precise and reader-friendly emails, reports and minutes of meetings
- Prepare and structure their writing in the order that best goes to its purpose
- Write simple, effective and informative sentences that impart clear information or powerfully persuade
- Edit out unnecessary words and phrases to achieve greater concision, clarity and impact in their writing
- Target their writing to a specific audience
- Know how to structure, revise and rewrite quickly and competently

Expert

Aishvarya Nair

Ms. Aishvarya Nair is equipped with a wealth of experience in tertiary education, having worked for more than 8 years as a lecturer in various private educational institutions in Malaysia. She graduated from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) English Language minor in Journalism and then pursued her Master in Education (Teaching English as a Second Language) at HELP University. Her main research interest includes cohesion in writing and mobile learning technologies. She has substantial knowledge and experience teaching various language and communication courses such as Business English, Media Studies, Personal Development Skills, Communication Skills as well, as teaching preparatory classes for international standardized test of English language proficiency such as IELTS, TOIEC and Cambridge English. Apart from teaching, she also conducts workshops for teachers and students, designs courses as well as emcee for events. Believing in transformation through learning particularly within diverse group settings drives Aishvarya’s interest in teaching. Seeing students grow and achieve things when they doubt themselves gives her the motivation in the role. She cites her classroom as a platform where every student’s learning styles and abilities are addressed.