BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
Business Writing
Business Writing Skills Outline
I. Basic Grammar, Punctuation and Word Usage Review
- Phrases, sentences
- I/Me
- Which/That
- Agreement
- Danglers
- Punctuation
II. Power Writing Technical Documents
- Planning the document
- Objectives of technical writing
- Clarity
- Conciseness
- Correctness
- Tone
- Passive voice
- What readers need and expect
- Document design
- Suggestions
- Color
- Thinking like the reader
III. Getting Started
- Focus
- Document writing
IV. Hands-on Session
- Bring in document to work on/critique OR write document based on instructor assignment
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Room Number |
Cost |
| Thursday | 11/19/09 | 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | East Campus | 1009 | $79 |
| Thursday | 2/18/10 | 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | East Campus | 1001 | $79 |
| Thursday | 5/20/10 | 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | East Campus | 1001 | $79 |
| Thursday | 8/19/10 | 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | East Campus | 1001 | $79 |
| Thursday | 11/11/10 | 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | East Campus | 1001 | $79 |
This class is customizable and can be set up at your business or location. Students will earn 0.6 CEU's upon satisfactory completion of this class.
Go to CVCC Registration Form
Contact: Susan Killian, Program Director
Corporate & Continuing Education Division
Catawba Valley Community College
(828) 327-7000, Ext. 4330
email: skillian@cvcc.edu
