About this Course

Writing English in business successfully and well is important for the same reason we engage in business itself: to create positive business results. The writing suggestions (including how to make a presentation) covered in this course should improve the way you write at any length, from an informal email to a full business proposal. The only thing that will vary is the amount of time spent on each writing task.

Objectives

• Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to;
  
• Have a greater command of English grammar and principles of good writing
  
• Be able to write appropriately for different business situations
  
• Be better at creating various kinds of business documents
  
• Be able to prepare and give better presentations
  
• Learn the five steps of the writing process
  
• Learn to recognise the different parts of speech
  
• Learn about Sentence Structure
  
• Learn about Countable and Uncountable nouns
  
• Learn about Expressions of Quantity to express a number or an amount
  
• Learned about Compound Nouns
  
• Understand Subject / Verb Agreement
  
• Learned about There is / there are with some and any
  
• Learned about Verbs
  
• Develop skills for Making Presentations
  
• Learn adverbs of frequency and time expressions
  
• Be able to identify demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
  
• Be familiar with the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
  
• Learn about conjunctions, prepositions, modals
  
• Acquire a good understanding of active and passive forms and how they are used in business
  
• Learn about communicating effectively
  

Target Audience

All who wish to improve the way they communicate in written English.

Duration

Two days

Curriculum

• Training Needs Analysis
  
• Why Business Writing is Important
  
• Identifying Common Areas for Development
  
• Taking Steps to Actively Improve Your English
  
• The Writing Process
  
• Considering Your Reader
  
• Five Tips On Writing
  
• Types of Business Writing
  
• Using Resources (Books And Internet)
  
• Grammar Concerns
  
• Recognising The Different Parts of Speech
  
• Sentence Structure
  
• Count and Non-count Nouns
  
• Expressions Of Quantity to Express a Number or an Amount
  
• Compound Nouns
  
• Subject / Verb Agreement
  
• Verbs – The Simple Present
  
• Putting It Into Action
  
• Making Presentations In English
  
• Types of Business Writing
  
• Using Different Tenses - Overview
  
• Verbs – The Present Perfect
  
• Adverbs of Frequency and Time Expressions
  
• Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
  
• Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives
  
• Prepositions
  
• Conjunctions
  
• Modals: Can and Could For Ability
  
• Style – Active Versus Passive Construction
  
• Communicating Effectively
  
• Paragraphs And When to Use Them
  
• Business Jargon – Plain English
  
• Email Etiquette and Tone
  
• Standard Versus “Singaporean English"
  

Methodology

Lecture with PowerPoint, white board, group work, pair work, individual exercises and feedback.

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