Writing Skills

TOD-3637

Writing persuasively is more than just asking for donations, grants, and gifts. While these may be an important part of your job, they are only three examples of how persuasive writing can help you get the results you want and need. Good persuasive writing skills can help you sell products and services, justify budget and staff increases, gain management support for your ideas and proposals, and get others to agree with you. This class will help you understand how persuasive writing differs from other types of business writing and will teach you how to:

• Present your ideas as benefits to capture reader interest.
• Motivate your readers to take action.
• Use language to create rapport with your readers.
• State your position clearly, provide adequate evidence to support your position, and consider or address the opposition.

 

Date/Time:	Thursday, July 17, 8:30 – 12:30
Location:	Encina Commons Room 124
Instructor:	Pat Haddock

TOD-3638

This class provides an intensive review of sentence structure that business writers must understand so that their writing and meaning are clear. The class emphasizes the structure of compound and complex sentences, misplaced and dangling modifiers, and run-on sentences. Participants will build sentences and complete in-class exercises that reinforce learning.

 

Date/Time:	Thursday, July 24, 8:30 – 12:00
Location:	Encina Commons, Room 124
Instructor:	Pat Haddock

TOD-3639

Here is an intensive review of English composition rules that business writers must know to ensure clarity and understanding. The class emphasizes paragraph structure, creating topic sentences, developing topics with supporting statements, and constructing emails. Participants will complete in-class exercises and compose multi-paragraph documents in class that reinforce learning.

 

Date/Time:	Thursday, August 7, 8:30 – 12:00
Location:	Encina Commons, Room 124
Instructor:	Pat Haddock

TOD-3640

The right word makes the difference between “lightning” and “lightening bug” (per Mark Twain). Should you use “affect” or “effect?” Is it “between” or “among?” “On” or “in?” In other words, is it right or wrong? Find out in this fast-paced webinar that will improve your vocabulary and help you choose the right word.

NOTE: A STARS email reminder, sent to you a day prior to the webinar, will contain information about your webinar URL and the password to use to access it.

 

Date/Time:	Wednesday, August 13, 10:00 - 11:00
Location:	Webinar (computer and phone)
Instructor:	Pat Haddock