Professional Communication And Business Writing
Professional communication skills: Business writing, English grammar, business English, email, and presentations skills
Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5
- Business grammar and business English- How to conduct yourself professionally
- Writing a business letter
What you'll learn
* Requirements
* You can take the course without any communication skills and gain the skills as you progress through the courseDescription
Become a better business writer and conduct yourself more professionally in your writing and interactions with your boss, clients, or co-workers - today and for the rest of your career.
WHAT PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS YOU WILL LEARN
English grammar needed to write at work or as a freelancer
Business writing
Write better emails with effective email writing techniques
How to communicate on the phone or video calls
How to communicate via instant messenger
Conflict management
How to conduct effective meetings
BUSINESS WRITING IN ENGLISH
The course begins by focusing on business writing and specifically grammar. If you work in a professional environment, your clients and co-workers are all educated and know grammar well. Few things make you look less professional than business writing with poor grammar. After the first part of the course, you will understand grammar rules to make your business writing clear and professional.
After you master grammar skills, you can apply your business writing skills to many common professional tasks like memo writing, writing text messages, writing email to managers, co-workers, or potential clients.
BASIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS WILL YOU GAIN
The course begins with simple written communication skills like grammar and writing correct and effective sentences that communicate their ideas.
INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WILL YOU GAIN
Once you gain solid grammar skills, the course will teach you slightly more advanced communication skills like writing email, instant messages, and day-to-day communication within your team.
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS WILL YOU GAIN
After the course get past the intermediate communication skills, you will learn advanced communication skills like writing reports and business proposals. You will also learn how to pitch your business, create presentations that have great storytelling, and much more.
BONUSES INCLUDED
* Lots of extra freebies, downloadable grammar worksheets, and business writing exercises to make the course more interactive and valuable.
* Personal invitation to my Facebook community after you complete the course.
* My list of 50 business-success skills list with ideas for which business communication and general productivity skills you can also improve.
RESPONSIVE AND CARING INSTRUCTOR: WORLD-CLASS STUDENT SUPPORT
If you have questions, know that I am here to help! I answer 99% of student questions within 24 hours. Many students tell me that other instructors don't respond. Well, I do because
1) I care about my students.
2) I feel a responsibility to make sure that students get their money's worth from the course.
MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
This business English grammar and writing course comes with an unconditional, Udemy-backed, 30-day money-back guarantee. This is not just a guarantee, it's my personal promise to you that you will improve your communication skills with this course just like thousands of my students already have.
Invest in your future. Enroll in now.
Who this course is for:
- Junior employees, entrepreneurs, or freelancers who need to improve their business communication skills and business English
Course content
27 sections • 266 lectures
Welcome and what to expect from this business English and communication course Preview 04:23
How to take the course if you are an intermediate or advanced student Preview 01:41
Introducing basic building blocks of English grammar Preview 04:07
Sentence clauses and sentence fragments Preview 01:34
Conjunctions Preview 03:40
Fixing run-on sentences and dealing with complex grammar issues Preview 03:48
Example of fixing run-on sentences with simple and clear sentences Preview 06:21
Four types of sentence structures Preview 05:57
10 comma rules that will immediately make you a better writer Preview 07:29
Example of fixing many mistakes per sentence in a sales text Preview 10:13
Example 2 of fixing many mistakes per sentence in a sales text Preview 06:43
Semicolon rules Preview 08:13
Colon rules Preview 04:44
Question marks Preview 07:49
Use of quotes - otherwise known as quotation marks Preview 05:05
Hyphen rules Preview 07:27
Another rule for using the hyphen Preview 02:34
Common terms with hyphen to memorize Preview 00:38
Exercises to practice the hyphen rules Preview 07:58
NEW! Many more examples added to the course Preview 01:49
English grammar and punctuation exercise Preview 01:12
English grammar and punctuation exercise - answers Preview 04:12
Punctuation skills quiz
Advanced punctuation and grammar skills quiz
Common word choice errors: Its vs. it's, Fewer vs. less, than vs. then & more Preview 06:05
Use of lets vs. let's Preview 01:43
Who vs. Whom Preview 02:46
Commonly misspelled words that spellcheck won't pick up - don't trust spellcheck Preview 03:48
Regular and irregular verbs Preview 06:19
Common word-choice error exercise Preview 00:54
Common word-choice error exercise answer Preview 06:24
Common word error quiz
Advanced word choice quiz
Introduction to English tenses Preview 02:53
Four forms a verb can take Preview 06:28
Answer to have gone vs. went Preview 01:41
English verb tense exercise Preview 00:31
English verb tense exercise answers Preview 03:05
Verb tense quiz
10 weak words to take out of your writing and example of email to boss Preview 07:36
More weak words and phrases Preview 01:12
Example of my own writing from years ago and how it can be improved Preview 04:30
Example of using fewer words to communicate the same thing Preview 01:57
Exercise - common grammar mistakes to avoid Preview 00:36
Exercise - common grammar mistakes to avoid - answer Preview 06:28
Weak word quiz
Advanced weak word quiz
Section introduction to writing professional emails Preview 00:59
Example of an email written between employees of the same company Preview 08:22
This is an example of email writing that goes beyond writing emails. It's also an example of a correct mindset that impresses your boss.