Professional Business Writing (In English/Bahasa Indonesia)

OVERVIEW

Effective writing is a powerful tool in the business environment. Learn how to articulate your thoughts clearly and concisely which will allow your ideas to be better understood by your readers. Improve your business writing skills 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. This course provides an introduction to business writing skills as they relate to the drafting of emails, memos, and business letters. During this course, we will describe and apply structuring and business writing techniques designed to cater to the modern business environment. Above all, we will emphasize the use of simple, clear, and positive language in addressing day-to-day business affairs.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Apply the fundamental pillars of business writing to achieve better results
• Practice basic techniques for writing effective emails, letters, and memos
• Demonstrate professionalism by writing in a clear, specific, and positive manner
• Deliver solid conclusions through organized structure and flow
• Use practical and modern methods for powerful business writing

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

All individuals (Professional/non-professional) operating in a business setting with a need to express themselves effectively in writing.

COURSE CONTENTS

1. Introduction to Business Writing

• Definitions of Business Writing
• Recognizing the Hallmarks of Effective Writers
• Applying Modern-day Business Writing Techniques
• Three Basic Stages: Planning, Writing, Completing
• Understanding the Perspectives of Business Writing

2. Structure and Flow; Basic Parts

• Impact of writing to the organizations
• Characteristics of business writing
• Developing your business writing style
• Writing Strategy

3. Organizing thoughts

• Pyramid structuring
• Developing a compelling storyboard
• Achieving flow through effective transitioning
• Building a compelling introduction

4. All About Writing

• Organizing ideas and the purpose of your message
• Revising and proofreading
• Developing a style
• Creating a coherent point of view
• Removing redundancy
• Controlling long sentences

5. Basic Report & Proposal Structure, Elements, Formats & Summary

• Basic Structuring Model and Organizing Your Information
• Opening; Body; Summary
• Finding Facts
• Other Applications of the Structuring Model
• Sample Proposal & Report and Formats

6. Writing Skills Required for Reports and Proposals

• Spelling and Grammar Structure
• Working with Words
• Constructing Sentences
• Persuasive Writing
• Clarity and Conciseness
• Facts vs. Opinions

7. Effective Business Document Writing

• Referring to organization regulation
• Punctuation
• Clarity and conciseness
• Logic and sequence