Business Writing
Week 1
- Be the windowpane, clarity above all
- Appearance matters, design your document
- Waste No Time
- Don't sound smart, be smart
- Own your ideas (be the authority)
- Avoid use wishy-washy words
- Should, could, maybe, ought, might, think
Bad examples
- We think these changes might create the growth we need.
- We think these changes might create the efficiency we could use to further improve our supply chain.
Good examples
- These changes will create the efficiency we need to improve our supply chain.
Design your writings
- short paragraph
- use bullet points
- use bold faces
Week 2
- Orgnize or die
- Great writers are great revisers
- Scaffold you need
- The roadmap: say what you're going to say
- Say it: the signposted boday paragraph
- conclusion: Say what you just said
- one idea per paragrah
- every paragraph should start with a strong topic sentence
Week 3
Week 4