COURSE INFORMATION

Business & Technical Writing Skills

Introduction & Background

Master the skills of writing with clarity, precision, and accuracy to persuade, inform and build important business relationships. You will learn to quickly analyze any communication piece or situation. The technical writing aspect involves the presentation of scientific and/or field-specific data through both words and graphics for fellow specialists and non-specialist readers. Learn how to write a particular subject that requires direction, instruction, or explanation.

This course will help participants write properly organized technical reports and business-writing documents and will aid in streamlining in-house communications while reducing the need for re-writing, repetition, and clarification. The course will help participants improve their ability to write clearly and grammatically, to produce documents appropriate to their intended audience, and to know how to present top-quality and effective documents.

Prior to the course, participants will submit an existing sample or a portion of a business document (1-1.5 pages in length) or technical document (5 - 10 pages in length) and a list of three expectations of the workshop. The facilitator, Dr. Jesse Stothers, will confidentially review these samples and provide feedback to participants in the workshop. 

Course Structure

This course is offered through virtual delivery from 8:30 am - 12:00 pm from February 16 - 19, 2021. All participant materials will be sent digitally prior to the course start date including feedback on your written sample piece. 

Key Learning Objectives

• Focus on grammar, punctuation, and style to effectively communicate
• Write concise and effective letters, memos and reports
• Learn to use an active voice versus passive voice to drive results
• Explore sentence structure to create well-written documents
• Learn to use tone properly by creating emphasis 
• Replace cliches with meaningful, lively phrases
• Present negative messages positively
• Make better use of your writing time
• Explore appropriate styles of writing for specific technical purposes
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a technical document
• Develop strategies to successfully communicate technical information to specialists and non-specialists using graphically presented data, executive summaries, and other ways to highlight key information

Refund Policy

University of Saskatchewan's liability is limited to reimbursement of paid tuition fees. Cancellations received at least ten (10) business days in advance of the course commencement date will receive a full refund. Cancellations received less than ten (10) business days prior to the course commencement date will be subject to a $500 administration fee. Cancellations received less than three (3) business days prior to the course commencement date will be subject to full course tuition cost. Non-attendance will incur full course tuition cost. Fees subject to change without notice. Program Transfer Policy: One course transfer will be permitted without penalty if the cancellation request is received more than ten (10) business days prior to the course start date. Program transfers within ten (10) business days of the course start date will be subject to a $300 administration fee. Alternate program transfers may be approved dependent on course availability. Transfer requests must be scheduled within six (6) months of the initial purchase. Applicants will be responsible for any price difference in program fees at the time of the request. Each subsequent transfer request will be subject to $300 administration fee.

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