On-Site Business Writing Workshops

Interactive, fast-paced, and comprehensive . . . our on-site business writing workshops remain business-specific for today's business needs.

Our total focus is providing high quality and high value to our clients. You will work with an outstanding team of highly competent professionals whose only goal is to increase the effectiveness of all your corporate communications and decrease the time spent on them.

Our energetic, information-filled workshops give writers the confidence they need to quickly write compelling, effective documents. Time-tested, backed by sound research, and proven with our Fortune 500 clients, our programs present writing strategies that can be applied immediately to the next writing project.

All topics below can be presented in 60-90 minute on-site sessions or as webinar sessions.

How We Continue to Support Our Clients

We believe a blended approach to learning positively impacts skill retention and optimizes your investment. As part of our training program, participants receive ongoing support during the program and upon completion:

• Writing coaching - On-site or Online
• Online writing courses + writing tips via email for one year
• Reference book, Business Writing That Counts!
• Comprehensive workbooks
• Tip cards
• Document reviews
• Webinars

Whenever possible we tailor our content so the activities reflect the kinds of writing participants do within their job. Contact us at 425.485.3221 or info@drjuliemiller.com to schedule your workshop today!

Advanced Writing That Counts!

This workshop for management level employees and executives focuses on how to sharpen their writing skills. Emphasis is on understanding which strategies to employ to convince a particular audience to heed the message. Techniques for creating the appropriate tone and style and developing different types of documents in professional contexts will be addressed.

Upon completion of this workshop, writers will be able to:

• Apply writing strategies to convey style and tone
• Plan, draft, and structure business communications to meet the readers' needs
• Manipulate language for the desired results
• Analyze the audience and its expectations

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Business Writing That Counts!

Produce more powerful documents and spend less time doing them. Learn our unique three-step numbering system that shortens turn-around time and works every time for every kind of writing—from business emails to concise memos, performance reviews to lengthy proposals. Writers will improve their writing skills, fill in skill gaps, and increase their productivity in this practical, interactive, and highly engaging workshop.

Upon completion of this workshop, writers will be able to:

• Streamline the writing process from inception to document completion
• Analyze the reader for appropriate messaging and tone
• Eliminate overworked and tired phrasing
• Write with clarity and conciseness
• Increase productivity and decrease rework
• Polish their professional image
• Write compelling client documents that get results
• Apply best email practices

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Upon completion of this workshop, writers will be able to:

• Create a strong and competent “voice” that will keep clients' attention
• Gain more confidence to communicate professionally
• Improve internal and external communications, enhancing productivity
• Avoid common English usage errors that ruin reputations
• Use an organizational strategy to shorten prewriting and planning time
• Learn to convey ideas and information with clarity and precision from the start
• Learn to proofread and edit with greater ease
• Apply key business writing strategies immediately for all business correspondences to get results

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Email Writing That Counts!

Do you stare at the screen trying to get organized and get writing? Do you write business emails that you later cringe at? Do you waste too much time responding to emails? If so, this workshop will provide invaluable tips and techniques that save organization and writing time both on the sending and receiving end of this essential business communication tool.

Upon completion of this workshop, writers will be able to:

• Utilize time management strategies to optimize email flow
• Know the importance of the reader and tone
• Write with impact through the Power Numbers System
• Write with clarity by eliminating passive voice, long sentences, jargon, redundancies
• Utilize the topic sentence as the foundation of the message
• Quickly generate clear, concise emails
• Make the message easily accessible with easy-to-read, eye-appealing layouts
• Review the rules of email etiquette that create a professional image
• Start an email protocol discussion within your company

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Report Writing That Counts!

Looking for strategies that will produce meaningful, pertinent business reports? Sometimes feel frustrated over the time report writing requires? Ever struggle to organize and present the material needed? In this workshop, learn how to quickly organize and present information in reports and adjust tone to create the most effective impact on the reader. Participants will practice strategies that will simplify their writing efforts and make documents crisp, clear, and focused.

Upon completion of this workshop, writers will be able to:

• Identify the purpose of the document.
• Adjust content to meet the reader's requirements.
• Use Idea Mapping to gather pertinent report information.
• Use the Power Numbers System to organize and present facts logically and clearly.
• Use refinement tools to polish the final written report.

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Technical Writing That Counts!

No matter how innovative a design feature is or how brilliant your new idea might be, if it isn't conveyed clearly to the reader, its value may never be realized. The best way to succeed in writing, no matter what the written form, is to recognize and apply the fundamentals of good writing. Doing so will ensure that you have achieved your intended purpose, delivered a highly successful experience for your reader, and thus saved time and money for your company and increased your own productivity. This technical writing workshop is designed for both technical and non-technical professionals who must produce high-quality and high-impact technical documents as part of their work. Covering a comprehensive list of topics, participants learn how to communicate complex information with clarity, conciseness, and impact.

Upon completion of this workshop, writers will be able to:

• Transform complex technical information into usable prose.
• Identify characteristics of outstanding technical writing.
• Understand the connection between verbal and written skills and the reader's needs.
• Consistently apply steps for successful technical writing, including planning, writing and revising.
• Apply techniques that give impact and grab the reader's attention.
• Eliminate jargon, redundancy, wordiness, and passive voice from written text.
• Write concisely and minimize length without losing content substance.

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Writing Basics That Count!

Polish your writing skills in five easy steps! This fast-paced, interactive workshop is geared for those who want to revisit the most important principles behind business writing. Learn techniques and shortcuts for getting results each time you write. Not a stuffy academic class, this practical and lively workshop reviews the writing basics and provides new insights on how to make writing shine every time.

Upon completion of this workshop, writers will be able to:

• Avoid ten of the most common business writing errors that relate to usage issues such as subject-verb agreement.
• Build powerful sentences by fixing run-on sentences and fragments.
• Develop a writing tone appropriate to the company's philosophy as well as the paper's purpose and reader.
• Increase proofreading speed and accuracy.

Specialized Workshops

Please contact us at 425.485.3221 or info@drjuliemiller.com for details regarding these workshops.

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