Business Writing Fundamentals (1-Day)
Description: Don’t have the full two days for our Business Writing 101 class? Take a look at this full day primer on writing at work.
We all have to write at work (no matter how much some of us might wish it were not so!). Memos, emails, proposals, websites, newsletters, even progress reports: regardless of who you are, or where you are on your career continuum, writing impacts your daily life.
Good writing is about communicating clearly. Good writing - snappy, functional, informative, professional – gets you noticed. It may even get you promoted. Bad writing, on the other hand, can leave you spinning your wheels in professional limbo.
Help is at hand: StoryStudio Chicago is happy to present a unique seminar which just might change your life.
AND, if you wish to add the half-day Grammar & Punctuation at Work class, you’ll be able to slay the grammar dragon with confidence!
We’ll help you to:
- Face down the blank page and get started, using journalistic and fiction-writing techniques destined to unlock the writer within you
- Take a project from sh##ty first draft stage to shiny, finished masterpiece
- Learn how to identify really bad writing (including your own) and how to avoid cliché, the passive voice, and other writing nightmares
Unlike any other writing workshop, will use the unique lessons of fiction to help you tell your corporate story.
You’ll receive the added bonus of individual instructor attention and editing assistance on a current project brought straight from your desk at work.
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Why StoryStudio?
Small group instruction—StoryStudio Business Writing classes are limited to 15 students assuring you of personal attention and plenty of interaction.
Writers on writing- Our instructors are professional writers, editors and teachers, NOT sales reps stuffed with jargon and lingo.
We bring the lessons of fiction to the corporate world – We use storytelling techniques to unlock our inner writer, and we can show you how to tap into your own creative spirit (while still remaining true to corporate philosophy, of course).
We do lunch! We’ll provide a box lunch and break time within our creative space to let you recharge midday – and to help you connect with fellow students.
You’ll also receive a business writing text to keep on your desk for future reference.
PLUS: Have two or more employees sign up and receive $10 off each student fee.
Who Should Attend: This course is open to everyone who has to write while at work. Entry level employees as well as senior managers will benefit from learning how to write more clearly and persuasively.
About the Instructor: Marianna Swallow is a former journalist-turned-instructor. She’s been the head of M. Runge & Associates Training since 1999, teaching business skills such as Effective Business Writing and Powerful Presentations. In addition to her business writing and endless emails, she blogs about modern day etiquette and party planning. When she’s not speaking by day, she’s the host with the most at night. Marianna writes for www.examiner.com/chicago.
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 4 from 8:30am to 4:30pmPrice: $280