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Provider:
Cornell University-ILR (View Profile)
Topic(s):
Writing & Speaking > Writing Skills
Who Should Attend?
Managers, supervisors, and staff professionals who write general or technical letters, memos, or reports
Full Seminar Description
Impressions of you and your organization often depend on how well you communicate in writing. We are all called upon to communicate important messages in writing to inspire action or response, and it's often difficult to assess how these messages are received. Effective writing always requires careful consideration of the reader and how you present your message, even in e-mails. Fee per person: $1495. Fee includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments.Impressions of you and your organization often depend on how well you communicate in writing. We are all called upon to communicate important messages in writing to inspire action or response, and it's often difficult to assess how these messages are received. Effective writing always requires careful consideration of the reader and how you present your message, even in e-mails.
Key Topics
- Express your personality on the page
- Focus on your key strategic message
- Make the writing process faster and more comfortable
- Plan and organize the document
- Identify and clarify the strategic message
- Select information the reader needs to make a decision
- Create sentences that are readable and clear
- Grab the reader in the opening and the closing
- Use the appropriate format to help your readers navigate your documents
- Select words that move the reader to action
- Get rid of excess words
Sponsor Background:
- Over 50 years ago, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations was formed to provide training to employers to improve workplaces and workplace life.
- Cornell workshops have a reputation for being current in subject theory and application as well as on legal or regulatory issues.
- Classes are highly interactive…between student and instructor and student to student.
- Discussion groups, case studies, role plays, and other exercises provide practice for your learning.
- Your instructors are skilled communicators and experienced professionals committed to providing the finest in real world, practical education.
- The majority of our clients are repeat users…a testimony to the quality and value received.
Substitution and Cancellation Policy
Substitutions of registrants can be made at any time. Cancellations and transfers are subject to a 25% charge unless received in writing one week prior to the program. Registrants who do not cancel in writing prior to the program date and who do not attend are responsible for the entire fee.
PLEASE NOTE: CORNELL NO LONGER ACCEPTS REGISTRATIONS WITH THE "BILL ME" OPTION. ALL WORKSHOPS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE EITHER BY CREDIT CARD OR PROOF OF PAYMENT SUCH AS A PO NUMBER.
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