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Face to face / Virtual public schedule & onsite training. Restaurant lunch included at STL venues.
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- 1 day Instructor-led workshop
- Courses never cancelled
- Restaurant lunch
Syllabus
Benefits
You will understand how to plan documents, adapt your message for the reader and write clear, accurate and compelling prose that achieves your goals and the goals of your organisation. You will be given opportunities to embed these skills by applying them to sample documents throughout the course.Course Syllabus
Writing Essentials
Understanding and applying grammar rules
Avoiding dead grammar
Using punctuation for clear and efficient messages
Spelling accuracy
Appropriate word choice
Accurate alternatives for misused words and terms
Writing Structure and Style
Understanding and customising for your reader
Switching style to match cultural preferences
Planning your document: putting a structure in place
Using sentences and paragraphs to organise information and guide your reader
Understanding and applying plain English rules
The importance of company guidelines: championing your house style
The Reviewing Process
Win attention: editing for impact and influence
Proofing techniques
Next Steps
Personal assessment - What will you implement from this learning?
Action planning
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What you get
"What do I get on the day?"
Arguably, the most experienced and highest motivated trainers.
Face-to-face training
Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.
Lunch, breaks and timing
A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:
- Bloomsbury
- Limehouse
Courses start at 9:30am.
Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.
Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).
Refreshments
Available throughout the day:
- Hot beverages
- Clean, filtered water
- Biscuits
Virtual training
Regular breaks throughout the day.
Learning tools
In-course handbook
Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes
24 months access to trainers
Your questions answered on our support forum.
Training formats & Services
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Training manual sample
Below are some extracts from our Effective Business English manual.
Understanding when to use active or passive
voice helps you convey your message more effectively, depending on the context
and what you wish to emphasise. Active voice is generally preferred for its
clarity and directness, while passive voice is useful for focusing on the
action or creating an impersonal tone.
Active Voice
In the active voice, the subject of the
sentence performs the action expressed by the verb. The focus is on the subject
doing the action.
Structure: Subject +
Verb + Object
Examples:
- Active: The chef (subject) prepared (verb) the meal (object).
- Active: The team (subject) won (verb) the match (object).
- Active: She (subject) wrote (verb) the report (object).
Benefits of Active Voice:
- Clarity: It makes it clear who is doing what.
- Directness: Sentences are usually shorter and more
straightforward.
- Engagement: Active sentences are often more engaging
and dynamic.
Passive
Voice
In the passive voice, the subject of the
sentence is acted upon by the verb. The focus is on the action and the object
rather than who or what is performing the action.
Structure: Object +
Form of 'to be' + Past Participle (Verb) + (by Subject)
Examples:
- Passive: The meal (object) was prepared (verb) by
the chef (subject).
- Passive: The match (object) was won (verb) by the
team (subject).
- Passive: The report (object) was written (verb)
by her (subject).
Benefits of Passive Voice:
- Emphasis on the Action: It highlights the action or the object
rather than the doer.
- Impersonal Tone: Useful for formal or scientific writing
where the focus is on the action or result.
- Unknown or Unimportant Doer: When the doer is unknown or not
important to the context.
When to Use
Each
Active Voice:
·
Clarity and
Directness: When you want your writing to be clear and
direct.
·
Engagement: To make your writing more dynamic and engaging.
·
Example: 'The manager approved the budget.'
Passive Voice:
·
Focus on
the Action: When the action itself is more important than
who performed it.
·
Impersonal
Tone: In formal, scientific, or technical writing.
·
Unknown
Doer: When the performer of the action is unknown
or irrelevant.
·
Example: 'The budget was approved.'
Examples
and Exercises
Active to Passive:
- Active: The scientist discovered a new element.
- Passive: A new element was
discovered by the scientist.
- Active: The company launched a new product.
- Passive: A new product was
launched by the company.
Passive to Active:
- Passive: The book was written by the author.
- Active: The author wrote the
book.
- Passive: The project was completed by the team.
- Active: The team completed the
project.
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