i Professional Communication Skills HIGH IMPACT BUSINESS WRITING Executive Seminar – SDF Pre Approved

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Professional Communication Skills HIGH IMPACT BUSINESS WRITING
Executive Seminar – SDF Pre Approved
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Date: 19 & 20 Jan 2010
08 & 09 Apr 2010
03 & 04 Aug 2010
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Fee: S$698
Enquiries: Tel: 6720 3333
OR email
To ensure maintain the quality of the Master Class, enrolment is capped at 25 participants per session.

Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.


A company’s dependability and professionalism are often assessed from its written communication. It is, therefore, essential that anyone who is required to communicate in writing or handle written documents know how to deal systematically with the written word. This two-day seminar focuses on helping the participant to express his ideas in a clear and organised manner to minimise misunderstandings and increase business opportunities through effective written communication.

This skills-intensive writing workshop is a tremendous career investment – the techniques can be used every day! It will raise your business writing capabilities in the key areas of letters, e-mail correspondence, and most importantly, strategic business reports, new business proposals etc.


Course Objectives

At the end of the training program, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the principles of effective writing;
  • Express ideas to suit the audience and purpose;
  • Organise the writing for easier understanding;
  • Identify and avoid the common errors in writing; and
  • Apply the principles in writing business correspondence.
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Who Must Attend

This is a Must Attend for Professionals and Senior Executives in position that requires writing for business, or if you have supervisory responsibilities that include managing the work of others through written communications, you will benefit from this session. As well, anyone who has front line or client service responsibilities who wants to send a positive impression through emails, memos, and reports, should take this course.
  • Managers across all industries
  • Senior officers in Government agencies who carry portfolio responsibilities
  • Managers with regional and international roles
  • Professionals and executives seeking to communicate intentions in writing
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Course Leader

Mae has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Singapore, and holds a Master’s degree in TESOL from the University of London (UK), and a Master’s degree in English at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Mae also has a Diploma of Education from the Institute of Education. Ms Mae has been conducting training, both locally and regionally, specialising in the area of English Language & Business Communication Programmes, for the past 20 years.

Mae’s strong passion in her training programmes has won her many long term business relationships with local companies as well as multinationals. Her clientele list include DHL, Oakwell, Sheraton Towers, UOB, DFS, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, EMS Services, ST Group of companies, The Singapore Exchange and many others. Besides corporate training, she is also actively involved in projects and consultancy work. She was a tutor of the Written Communication Skills module at the English Language & Applied Linguistics, National Institute of Education for three years. She was also the editor and writer of the first edition of the WISE textbooks, and an in-house editor for Global Educational Services Pte Ltd. She also launched and published the Real Estate News in the 80’s.

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Registration Details

To ensure maintain the quality of the Master Class, enrolment is capped at 25 participants per session. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Date 19 & 20 January 2010
08 & 09 April 2010
03 & 04 August 2010
Venue Concorde Hotel, Orchard Road
Time 9.00am to 5.00pm
Fee S$698
Enquiries Tel: 6720 3333 or Email: kathy@aventis.edu.sg


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In House Customized Training

We deliver customized designed courses that are tailored to your organizational needs. Our professional trainers are domain experts with extensive international experience. Do contact us today @ 6736 3633 / enquiry@aventisgroup.com.sg for no-obligation training needs assessment, we will work in partnership with you to identify needs, develop training and find instructors that best fit your business environment

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Course Outline

The Process of Composition: Planning & Organisation
  • Principles of effective writing
  • The POWER© tools of writing
  • How to plan your writing
  • The inverted pyramid
  • Organisational structure
  • Stating your purpose clearly
  • Audience analysis
  • The closing
The Writing Process: The Principles of Writing
  • Clarity & Coherence in writing
  • Mistakes in usage
  • Using the right words
  • Precise, concrete words
  • Using the right expressions
  • Jargon
  • How to make the tone of writing work for you
A Review of grammatical principles
  • Parts of speech
  • Common errors in writing
  • Using the dictionary effectively


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