Business Writing Skills - Advanced

The Business Writing Skills - Advanced Course incorporates and builds upon the Business Writing Skills - Foundation Course. This course is suitable for those who need to write reports, explanatory text, detailed emails or letters, persuasive writings, and communicating with regulators, officials or outside agencies.

Furthermore, we develop a theme of writing coherently and cohesively within a framework of clarity and credibility.

Our innovative course has been designed for those who require flexibility; guided independent study, online practice elements, while bringing everything together with writing tasks.

Although designed for flexibility and independence, you are not alone. Your mentor is there to support and guide you; answering questions, commentating on your work, and advising on improvements.

Content

We look at the following:

• how to make writing effective
• giving examples with variety
• using clauses to give reason, purpose and show result
• understanding topic and stress in writing
• presenting information clearly and with flow
• understanding what is clear English
• understanding good writing style and what can prevent this
• making your writing reader friendly
• writing coherently, cohesively and efficiently

Objective

• state your point confidently and clearly
  
• provide supportive arguments and examples
• produce a text which presents information clearly
• create a text which flows from sentence to sentence, and paragraph through paragraph
• understand common writing flaws and how to avoid

Learning and assessment

Core knowledge and course material is provided through this website:

• explore our online pages which explain and illustrate best writing practices
  
• practise with online quizzes
• submit writing examples for appraisal

Quizzes and writing exercises are designed to build on course material:

• quizzes reaffirm foundational material
• assessed writing helps you improve style, structure and vocabulary choice

Appraised work may be submitted twice, allowing you to learn from comments made.

Length

As this course is flexible, you decide how to spend your time. You should expect to spend at least:

• 60 hours

A substantial amount of time should be spent practising, both with quizzes and through writing exercises.

Language level

• C1
• CAE [Cambridge English: Advanced]
• IELTS 7

NOTE
Many companies, universities, government agencies, and research institutions require an IELTS score of 7.0 or higher (with a stated average for each category).

The Business Writing Skills - Advance Course consists of two elements:

• Business Writing Skills - Foundation Course
• Business Writing Skills - Advanced Extension

Purchase the complete Business Writing Skills - Advance Course and save 10%!

If you have completed the Business Writing Skills - Foundation Course [BWS-FC], select the Advanced Extension [BWS-Ax].


Fee includes:

• online notes
• email support from your mentor
  
• practice exercises
• writing exercises with a general appraisal

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FROM | €460

Application Process

• Please register your details first, then pay (you do not need to wait for registration confirmation to pay).
• If you are already registered, enter your Client Reference opposite.
• When we have received payment, we will send details of your course: this can take up to five working days.
• Registration is for one person only: if you wish to register two or more people, or a group, please contact us first.

If you would prefer to discuss your options, please select Arrange an online meeting and we will contact you to arrange a suitable time.

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