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A fun and unique learning programme where your business writing skills are transformed immediately! You will learn how to use modern terminology instead of old-fashioned jargon, identify common problems and local specialities, how to organise your writing successfully, and how to improve the format, style, language and tone of all your written communications. Shirley Taylor will show you how to transform your business writing skills and bring them up-to-date for the 21st Century!


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Workshop Details
Date: 23-24 January 2003
Time: 9 -5 pm
Fee: S$538/- (Non-member)
S$484.20 ( Jobs DB Classic Member-10% Discount) (All prices include GST)
Venue: Amara Hotel
165 Tanjong Pager Road
Singapore 088539
Enquires: For more information, please call Emillia
at 6861 1000 or email us at events@jobsdb.com.sg

Workshop Outline

• A quiz to find out what you know about good business writing.
• Identify common problems in today's business writing
• Problems specific to local writers
• Substitute modern business language for old-fashioned clichés
• Learn the rules of good writing in the 21st Century
• Structure your documents logically using the 4 Point Plan
• Appraise written business documents (letters/memos/faxes/emails)
• Compose effective business documents
• Improve formats and presentation of all business documents
• Learn to write as you speak


Workshop Leader

Shirley is the owner of Shirley Taylor Training and Consultancy, as well as the author of six best selling books: Guide to Effective E-mail, Essential Communication Skills, Pocket Business Communicator, Communication for Business, Practical Audio Transcription, The Secretary in Training and best-seller Model Business Letters. She has a wealth of experience in training around the Southeast Asia region, and is a popular speaker at international conferences.

Shirley has worked extensively in Singapore and is aware of the common problems that Singaporeans face in communication. Her previous roles include Private Secretary at Director level in her native UK, Training Consultant and Lecturer on LCCI Examinations Board Private Secretary's Certificate and Diploma examination courses in Singapore and Bahrain, as well as Chief Examiner and Moderator for the LCCI Examinations Board.


Who Should Attend
Managers, Executivse, HR Personnel, Administrators, Office Managers, Secretaries and any professionals who wants to write better business correspondence, as well as those who have to vet through others' writing.

Methodology
Presentations, Q&A, quizzes, games, individual exercises and group work
• Bring in some documents sent or received
Analyse and improve real business documents
Draft correspondence and replies
Win one of Shirley's books in a special game

What you will get

• 70 pages Business Writing Workshop by Shirley Taylor
Shirley Taylor's Best Seller Essential Communication Skills - The Utlimate Guide to Successful Business