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Course Description

Enhance your career with clear communication and persuasive writing. This course equips you with strategies to structure ideas logically, convey diplomacy in correspondence, and craft compelling discussion points in a business context. Learn to analyze your audience, organize content, and employ persuasive techniques for impactful communication.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Writing Effective Business Communication

  • Write Strong Sentences
  • Organize Your Content
  • Analyze Your Audience

Lesson 2: Writing Email and Other Electronic Communication

  • Write an Email
  • Write Instant Messages and Text Messages

Lesson 3: Writing Common Business Documents

  • Write an Internal Announcement
  • Write a Routine Request
  • Write a Response to Routine Requests
  • Write a Complaint
  • Write a Positive Response to Customer Complaints
  • Write Bad-News Messages

Lesson 4: Writing a Business Letter

  • Write a Business Letter
  • Write a Thank-You Letter

Lesson 5: Writing Business Proposals

  • Persuade Your Audience
  • Write an Executive Summary
  • Use Visuals

Learner Outcomes

  • Identify techniques to write effective business communication.
  • Write electronic communication that is clear, concise, and appropriate in a business context.
  • Apply the writing principles you have studied to specific business situations and learn to address the needs of a particular audience.
  • Use your writing and diplomatic skills to create formal business letters.
  • Use basic persuasive strategies that will allow you to plan and deliver effective proposals.
Scholarship Opportunity

This class is part of a scholarship program through the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Paths to College and Careers grant program.

Apply here at least 2 weeks before the start date of your desired class to find out if you are eligible for a scholarship. Funding is limited.

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Section Title
Effective Business Writing
Type
In-Person
Days
T, Th
Time
10:00AM to 1:00PM
Dates
Jun 03, 2025 to Jun 05, 2025
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
6.0
Location
  • Harper Learning & Career Center, Prospect Heights
Course Fee(s)
Tuition and Fees non-credit $249.00 Click here to get more information
CEUs
0.6 CEUs
Instructors
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