Business Writing Skills
Express your professional voice
Our innovative course has been designed to help you learn how to write effective letters, emails and essays with clarity and cohesion.
Conveying information concisely and effectively can be challenging, and understanding what makes some writing good, and recognise what makes some writing less than acceptable, are essential skills.
Our course takes you through guided independent study and assessed tasks, making use of online practice elements to produce written tasks.
Your personal mentor is available to answer questions and alleviate doubts. They also assess your tasks and advise on best writing practices, helping you learn more effectively.
Who is this course for?
This course has been designed for those who:
use English at work and wish to improve their communication skills.
require flexibility: you decide how much time you are able to invest each week.
need a mentor to provide guidance and advice, whether it’s for grammar, word use or sentence rephrasing.
would benefit from assessed tasks with comments and examples on how to improve and strengthen writing.
prefer to work under their own steam.
If you would like to know if this course meets your specific needs, please contact us.
Language level
B2 | IELTS 5.5-6.5
Course type
Writing
Course delivery
Mentor
Yes
Online
Yes
50 hours
Assessed tasks
Duration
Content
Core knowledge and course material is provided through this website:
explore our online pages which explain and illustrate what is and how to write appropriately in the business environment
We look at the following:
how to make writing effective
giving examples with variety
using clauses to give reason, purpose and show result
understanding where to place important information and how to create sentence flow
understanding what makes clear English and recognising what prevents us from writing clearly
understanding what prevents us from writing clearly
Assessment
We believe practising is essential. Understanding where we are doing well and where we can improve is crucial:
when you submit your writing, your mentor appraises it, helping you improve style, vocabulary choice and structure
you will receive comments and suggestions from your mentor
your mentor is available for any questions or queries you may have
Objective
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
understand how to make your point succinctly, creating reader-friendly sentences and paragraphs
state your point confidently and clearly
provide clear and supportive arguments and examples
create a text which flows from sentence to sentence, and paragraph through paragraph
understand common writing flaws and how to avoid them
Coming soon
Complete the form and we will inform you when the Business Writing Skills course is available.