To be successful at work in today’s global world, business professionals need to be able to communicate effectively in writing using the English language. This course helps to develop practical business writing skills in English that participants can apply immediately.
Course Outline:
Lesson 1 : Introduction to emails Formal versus informal emails: proper salutation, style, register, tone, punctuation.
Lesson 2: Email writing practice: in-class assignment.
Lesson 3: Introduction to note writing and practice.
Lesson 4: Introduction to letters.
Lesson 5: Letter writing practice.
Lesson 6: Progress test.
Lesson 7: Introduction to memos.
Lesson 8: Memo writing : Group practice.
Lesson 9: Minutes of meetings – introduction and practice.
Lesson 10: Summary of all business writing forms covered.
Aims of the Course
• To get familiar with models of letters, emails, faxes, and memos and guide participants to write
clearly and accurately.
• To use proper grammar, vocabulary and phrases essential for business writing
• To learn the mechanics of everyday business correspondence