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Better Business Writing
Learn the techniques of persuasive writing and how to apply it effectively in business — with writing consultant Piers Alder
Are you a small business owner, startup company or freelancer? Would you like to learn how to get the most from your business writing? This five-week online course will introduce you to the language, skills and techniques used by professional copywriters, while showing you how to find the right tone and approach for your business and marketing communications.
This course has been made possible by the support of Screenskills, and has been approved as part of an informal or formal continuing professional development (CPD) programme.
As this is a professional development course, you may be able to get funding from your employer to do it. All participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate of completion evidencing their learning and study hours.
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Start date: 21 September 2020
Duration: 5 weeks
Skill level: Beginner, Intermediate
Session length: Weekly
Sessions: 5
Special early bird price
Price: £395 £335 (inc. VAT where applicable)
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This course will teach you the secrets to crafting compelling marketing and business writing. We’ve designed it for small business owners, startups, sole traders, freelancers and anyone who needs to write professionally for the company they work for.
It’s suitable if you:
- Need to write for your business but don’t know how or where to start
- Would like to learn the skills used by professional copywriters
- Want to explore different types of business writing, including marketing, publicity, sales, presentations, websites, funding bids and internal communications
- Have done some business writing but need a back-to-basics refresher
- Enjoy learning and practising new writing techniques
- Want to join a friendly and supportive group of learners
- Can dedicate 5-7 hours per week for the duration of the course
Good writing talks directly to your customers. It persuades them to do or think things, such as buying a service, giving a donation, signing up to a mailing list, feeling a connection with a brand, or simply remembering your organisation’s name. Our online Better Business Writing course will show you how to write effective marketing materials and develop your understanding of the right tone of voice and approach to use in all your business communications. You’ll have the opportunity to try out a range of creative, practical and critical skills in writing persuasively and practice key skills in planning, writing, editing and proofreading. You’ll find out how to get your message noticed and learn the secrets to writing successful adverts, websites, brochures and newsletters.
We teach this course in our online classroom, which is open 24/7 so you can fit learning around your work, family and friends. You’ll work in a small group of learners so you can discuss ideas, ask questions and share your writing as you progress through the weekly sessions.
We can also teach this course on a one-to-one basis, or run it exclusively for a group of your employees, as part of your continuing professional development. Please get in touch with us if you’d like to know more.
You’ll learn from:
- Podcasts and videos from Piers Alder and other business writing experts
- Written guidance, prompts and writing exercises
- Carefully selected reading and viewing lists
- Webinars and feedback from Piers
- Exercises to help you experiment and practise your own writing, from the first session onward
- Online discussions with writers in your group and the chance to share and give feedback on each other’s writing
You’ll need:
- 5-7 hours per week to work through the course
- A notebook and pen or pencil, if you like to make notes by hand
- A laptop or computer* with:
- A reliable broadband internet connection
- Speakers or headphones
- The latest version of Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, or Safari
- Microsoft Word. If you don’t have this you can download Open Office free
- Adobe Reader, latest version. Download free
- QuickTime Player, latest version. Download free
*You can access the course from a tablet or smartphone, but we recommend using a laptop or computer, as this makes it easier to share your work files with your writing group.
Join our alumni
After your course, you can join our online alumni where you’ll meet our growing network of past students. The alumni is a friendly group of writers who support each other as they continue to explore and develop their writing.
Within our online alumni area you can:
- Rejoin your classmates on a private forum and access an archived version of your course materials and forum posts
- Meet alumni from other courses and groups and share your work for feedback on our alumni critiquing forum
- Join in on discussions about reading, writing, editing and ideas on our general discussion forum. This is also where we share news and useful info
- Retain access to our resources area, which has interesting and informative links
- Chat with other people online using the alumni area live chatroom. We also host live chats with guests here
Taking things further
If you'd like to continue on to another Professional Writing Academy course, we'll give you a discount. Please get in touch for more details.
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