Courses

Written Communication Courses

Effective Written Communication
This course enables participants to evaluate their current communication style, tone and effectiveness. It includes basic editing and proofreading skills, while helping participants choose communication tools, use e-mail effectively and improve overall correspondence in their organizations.
4 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Grammar Refresher for Business Professionals
This course guides participants through the key elements of the English language. It provides a comprehensive review of the parts of speech, verb tenses, punctuation, and sentence fragments and how these affect writing. The purpose is to refresh our grammar skills and raise awareness of communication pitfalls to increase effectiveness and improve productivity.
4 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Written Presentation Skills
This course covers various aspects of written presenting. It requires participants to bring an active presentation they are currently writing to develop during the course. With hands-on practice, self-editing and immediate feedback, participants will enhance the written portion of their presentations.

Course Objectives:

1. Targeting Your Objective
2. Analyzing Your Audience
3. Designing Opening, Closing and Supporting Points
4. Creating Effective Visuals, including PowerPoint, Flip Charts,
   Handouts and Supporting Documents
   

4 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Writing Effective Proposals Workshop
This course, delivered in a learn-then-do format, focuses on the
basic components of effective proposal writing. It covers the
following topics:

• Following directions
• Planning your writing
• Developing an outline and labeling sections
• Clarifying concepts
• Graphs, charts or diagrams to explain complex information
• Using concise, active and plain language
• Representing the budget accurately
• Delivering as directed
  

6 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Technical Writing
This course begins with a readability assessment and leads
participants through a comprehensive analysis of their technical
writing. Concepts covered include:

• Readability Analysis
• Proofreading Strategies
• Grammar in Technical Writing
• Active vs. Passive Voice
• Technical Communication vs. Technical Writing
• Tone/Style
• Making Technical Writing Easy to Use, Understand and Find
  Information
  

3 Days, 6 Hours each • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Effective Email Communication
This course covers the characteristics of email, evaluating email communication and strategies for organizing emails to get results.
2 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Grammar Tips to Make Writing Concise
Business writing requires the opposite of creative writing. Most people do not have time to analyze long-winded prose. This course focuses specifically on five simple grammar concepts to reduce wordiness. This common writing problem is easy to fix.
2 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Planning to Communicate Effectively
This short course tackles three of the biggest challenges in communication:

• Choosing the right tools
• Steering clear of communication pitfalls
• Managing appropriate “tone” in writing

2 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Getting Positive Results, Even with Negative Messages
Many times we are forced to communicate negative messages in writing, like saying, “No,” or rejecting a request. This course focuses on how to get positive results from these difficult situations.
3 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Careful Word Choice to Communicate Delicate Messages
This course examines two key aspects of written communication:
word meaning and connotation. The content will focus on how tone changes, depending on word choices. Through careful selection from word lists, participants will expand their vocabulary and improve their ability to communicate effectively.

Includes one hour job shadowing with two key participants to gather examples for classroom use.
2 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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Overcoming Word Addiction – Strategies for Streamlining Writing
Many people learned to write by increasing elaboration skills, filling 500-word essay assignments or emulating outdated prose/poetry. However, the business world expects streamlined, straightforward communication. This course shares quick and easy strategies for eliminating wordiness and increasing meaning.
2 Hours • Call (713) 863-9140 or Sign up by email

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We also offer:
Spoken Communication Courses and
Interpersonal Communication Courses.

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