About this course: Effective writing is a powerful tool in the business environment. Learn how to articulate your thoughts in a clear and concise manner that will allow your ideas to be better understood by your readers. Improve your business writing skill by learning to select and use appropriate formats for your audience, use the correct medium and adjust your writing style accordingly, as well as identify your objective and communicate it clearly. You'll also learn to spot, correct and avoid the most common writing pitfalls, and gain valuable experience analyzing, writing and revising a wide spectrum of business documents. From a simple interoffice memo to a twenty-page business proposal, learn how to put good business writing to work for you. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Write effective business communications, including bad news, good news, persuasive writing, presentations, emails, memos, business reports and press releases 2. Learn how to edit and proofread business documents 3. Learn how to write for a global market
Taught by: Sue Robins, M.S. Ed., Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension
University of California, Irvine Extension
| Basic Info | Course 5 of 10 in the Career Success Specialization |
| Commitment | 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Vietnamese, Spanish, Russian |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Video: Introduction
- Reading: About this Course
- Reading: Please Take this Survey
- Video: Module 1 Introduction
- Video: 1.1 Audience
- Video: 1.2 Message
- Video: 1.3 Word Choice
- Video: 1.4 Developing and Preparing Documents
- Reading: Module 1 Lecture Slides
- Reading: Module 1 Resources
- Video: Module 2 Introduction
- Video: 2.1 Common Spelling Errors and Word Misuse
- Video: 2.2 Grammar
- Video: 2.3 Sentence Structure
- Video: 2.4 Paragraphs
- Reading: Module 2 Lecture Slides
- Reading: Module 2 Resources
- Video: Module 3 Introduction
- Video: 3.1 Agendas
- Video: 3.2 Letters and Memos
- Video: 3.3 Executive Summaries
- Video: 3.4 Reports
- Video: 3.5 Proposals
- Video: 3.6 Business Cases
- Reading: Module 3 Lecture Slides
- Reading: Module 3 Resources
- Video: Module 4 Introduction
- Video: 4.1 Revising, Editing and Proofreading
- Video: 4.2 E-mails
- Video: 4.3 Visual Appeal
- Reading: Module 4 Lecture Slides
- Reading: Module 4 Resources
- Reading: Course Wrap-Up
- Reading: End of Course Survey
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