Advanced Business Writing
Course Specifications
Course number: 088481
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
As a first-time manager, you will have the responsibility to write business documents that will help support the goals of your company. In order to successfully create a variety of business documents, you need to thoroughly understand which documents work best for specific situations and how to produce them. In this course, you will learn how to choose the best document to use and prepare to write the document to help you achieve your business goals. 
Course Objective: You will identify specific presentation techniques for various business documents, including business plans, proposals, project plans, contracts, strategic plans, reports, procedures, and policies, and the methods of preparing those documents for your intended audience.

Target Student: First-time managers who want to build their skills to write well-organized and convincing business documents.

Prerequisites: Business Writing

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
•	Pentium 90 MHz or higher processor, or Macintosh PowerPC.
•	Screen resolution of 800 x 600 set to 256 colors.
Platform Requirements
Software Requirements
•	Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 2000, Windows® ME, Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® XP Home Edition, or Windows® XP Professional. 
•	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0x, 5.5, 6.0; or Netscape Navigator (excluding 6.0 and 6.1). 
•	Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher; Apple QuickTime 5.0 or higher; Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.79 or higher; or Macromedia Shockwave 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.1 or higher. 
•	Turn off pop-up blocking (Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer users only). 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	focus your document.
•	communicate to your audience effectively.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Focusing Your Document
Topic 1A: Determine Your Purpose
Topic 1B: Determine Your Audience

Lesson 2: Communicating to the Audience Effectively
Topic 2A: Planning the Writing Project
Topic 2B: Using Informative and Persuasive Techniques