This course addresses the needs of every professional who has to make written and oral business presentations and wants to be more confident and effective. The primary goal of the course is to increase your ability to choose strategies that help you achieve your written and oral communication objectives. Working individually and in teams, you learn to analyze a writing or presentation situation and determine the appropriate communication strategy, form, style, and content. Course requirements include completion of a short written proposal and a brief, in-class oral presentation, which is videotaped and critiqued in class. The course also provides practical experience in drafting a wide range of business communications, including bad-news messages, memos, proposals, and presentations.
Enrollment is limited.
As the principal of Nelson Communications, she designs and conducts writing seminars for corporations, government agencies, and Bay Area colleges. She also writes and edits business and technical materials for a variety of clients, including insurance companies, hospitals, law firms, banks, police departments, and electronics firms. In addition, she is an instructor of business communication at JFK University's School of Management. She is the author of Communication Workbook for Speech Fundamentals. This section has been canceled.