Professional and Business Communication

Department
Executive Programs
Method
Online

This course is for anyone who is seeking to improve their written communication in the business context. Communication is key to getting results in business when interacting with colleagues, customers, vendors and others. It can even help land your next dream job! Every day, managers and leaders are required to convey complex material to different teams with different skill sets. Virtually, all of this is done via email, reports, memos or presentations.

In this course, you will learn how to communicate your message with clarity and authority in all the above formats.

This course will explore the art of writing as business communication, with a layer of storytelling. Persuasive and informative writing will both be covered, as well as the importance of connecting to each set of audiences in their own unique. The course will include interactive exercises using your own examples to make your writing more powerful. 

Group discounts available for teams from the same organization

Course Duration:

  • 3 Hours

The PLP in Drafting Legislation, Regulation, and Policy has been offered by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies with considerable success since 2004.

Course structure and modules

Modules 1:

Thinking for the Audience

The Writing Process

What do you really want to communicate?

Module 2:

Writing a business memo

Writing effective emails

Making the complex simple

Interactive Workshop

Module 3:

Finding the right tone and conveying it in writing

Examples and anecdotes–the power of storytelling

Powerful presentations

Summary–Message Delivery and Reflection Workshop