We all have to write at work. Memos, emails, proposals, websites, newsletters, even progress reports: regardless of who you are, or where you are on your career continuum, writing has an impact on your success at work.

Good writing - snappy, functional, informative, professional – can mean making the sale or getting the attention of a new audience. Bad writing, on the other hand, can leave you spinning your wheels in professional limbo.

Using techniques of fiction and creative non-fiction, StoryStudio teaches participants to be confident and creative, improving their efficiency and persuasiveness in written communications.

Our unique one-day seminar will help you:

Face down the blank page and get started, using journalistic and fiction-writing techniques to unlock the writer within you.
Understand “calls to action” and learn strategies for memo and letter writing.
Learn which questions to ask before you start writing.
Move into the right frame of mind to tell your “story”.
Learn what to look for when revising and editing to take your project from a first draft to a shiny, finished masterpiece.

Unlike any other writing workshop, StoryStudio’s Business Writing Fundamentals class offers small class instruction with a high level of student interaction. This, along with solid writing craft combine 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 – Using storytelling techniques to unlock your inner writer, we can show you how to tap into your own creative spirit (while still remaining true to corporate philosophy and culture).

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. There is also free wi-fi in case you have to check in with the office.

PLUS: Have two or more employees sign up and receive $10 off each student fee. (Please call us to register multiple students: 773.477.7710.)

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 Instructors:
Jill Pollack, founder of StoryStudio Chicago, is an award-winning communications consultant, writer and editor. A published author with 15 years experience in corporate communications, Jill teaches creative writing and leads customized seminars for businesses and professionals. Using techniques of fiction and non-fiction, Jill teaches participants to be confident and creative, improving their efficiency and persuasiveness in written communications. She was recently named #23 in the Newcity Lit Top 50 list of literary leaders in Chicago.Read more about Jill.

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 1, 2011; 8:30am to 4:30pm

Course Fee: Course fee of $325.00 includes all materials and box lunch