Better Business Writing FLEXCAST
Available Until
Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Member Price $98.00
Non-Member Price $113.00
Overview
Being able to write clearly and persuasively is an essential requirement for succeeding in business. In the Better Business Writing course, we explore each step in the writing process, as well as how sentences and paragraphs should be structured. Also, the course offers dozens of tips regarding such matters as boilerplate phrases, clich‚s, graphics, grammar, readability measurements, and writing style. It also provides examples of different types of business writing, including adjustment letters, complaint letters, and press releases. In short, the course shows how to improve the effectiveness of your writing.
Highlights
The case for better business writing. The mindset. The writing process. The opening, middle, and close. Types of sentences. Proper paragraph structure. Tips for better business writing, and more.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
Partners, leaders, managers, and CPAs
Objectives
Recognize the reasons for improving your business writing skills. Specify the steps involved in a business writing project. Specify the reasons for using speed writing. Describe the components of a business document. Specify the tools available for enhancing business documents. Recognize how grammar enhancements can be applied to business documents. Describe the different types of writing style enhancements. Recognize the characteristics of the various types of business documents.
Preparation
None.
Notice
This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $113.00
Member Price $98.00