Advanced Writing Skills for Business – Asia-Pacific (Virtual)

Write with impact

Course description:

This one-day program will build on your writing skills to become more effective and time efficient. You will learn how to take a strategic approach to your written communication, engaging with AI and other supporting technologies to assist you.

What to expect:

• Improve your editing and proofreading skills
• Use fact-checking and credible sources of information
• Explore the difference between misinformation and disinformation
• Explore the AI tools that can help you become more efficient

Who should attend:

Business professionals who wish to gain more confidence and become more effective and efficient writers.

Career Level: All career levels

Course outline:

Upon completion of this course, you’ll be able to:

Getting what you need from your writing

• The importance of effective business writing
• Develop a framework of credibility in order to write with influence
• Tools to help you take a strategic and analytical approach

Deep diving into corporate audiences 

• Understand the target audience for your written communication
• Common challenges in business writing 
• Target to influence

Writing successful business documents

• Use the framework of credibility to explore excellence in writing
• Improve your editing and proofreading skills
• Fact check and use credible sources
• Understand the difference between misinformation and disinformation
• Use AI as your assistant

Writing for different mediums

• Write for digital platforms
• Write for other mediums

About the trainer

Melissa Dark

Melissa has had a long career in government and the private sector and has spent many years delivering training for people in communication, change, facilitation, and business writing. In amongst all that, she also found the time to write and publish a few novels! Her company, Common Place Communication, works to create change and collaboration in workplaces that brings everyone to a common place, through commonplace language, communication and approaches. She’s passionate about enabling everyone to positively contribute to aligned outcomes. Melissa empowers leaders and stakeholders towards meaningful progress through expert guidance in leadership, strategic involvement in change processes, and by fostering communication and collaboration.