ELEV-MW 002: Business Writing

ELEV-MW 002: Business Writing

Course Number: ELEV-MW 002

Duration: One day

Course Description:

Writing remains one of the most critical forms of communication in the workplace, yet many professionals struggle to write clearly and effectively. As email and text messaging have become the dominant communication tools, foundational writing skills such as grammar, sentence structure, and document formatting have declined. Strong business writing skills are still essential for creating professional documents such as agendas, emails, letters, proposals, and reports, and they provide a distinct advantage in today’s competitive business environment.

The Business Writing course reinforces essential writing fundamentals while providing practical guidance on producing common business documents. Learners will review spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph construction, and document organization. The course also introduces proofreading, peer review, and publishing best practices to ensure clarity, professionalism, and accuracy in written communication.

By the end of this course, learners should be able to:

• Recognize and correct common spelling and grammar issues in business writing
• Apply basic sentence and paragraph construction principles
• Identify the standard structure of agendas, emails, letters, proposals, and reports
• Select the most appropriate format for different business documents
• Apply techniques for writing clear and professional business documents
• Understand Requests for Proposals, projections, executive summaries, and business cases
• Define proofreading and apply techniques to improve accuracy
• Explain the value of peer review in strengthening written communication
• Follow guidelines for printing and publishing business documents

Course Modules:

Module One: Working with Words

• Spelling
• Grammar
• Creating a cheat sheet

Module Two: Constructing Sentences

• Parts of a sentence
• Punctuation
• Types of sentences

Module Three: Creating Paragraphs

• Basic paragraph components
• Organization methods

Module Four: Writing Meeting Agendas

• Basic structure
• Choosing a format
• Writing the agenda

Module Five: Writing Emails

• Addressing your message
• Grammar and acronyms

Module Six: Writing Business Letters

• Basic structure
• Choosing a format
• Writing the letter

Module Seven: Writing Proposals

• Basic structure
• Choosing a format
• Writing the proposal

Module Eight: Writing Reports

• Basic structure
• Choosing a format
• Writing the report

Module Nine: Other Types of Documents

• Requests for Proposals
• Projections
• Executive summaries

Module Ten: Proofreading and Finishing

• A proofreading primer
• How peer review can help
• Printing and publishing

The Business Writing course strengthens clarity, professionalism, and confidence in workplace communication by reinforcing essential writing skills and document standards. Improve written communication, reduce errors, and elevate professionalism by enrolling your team today and join now.