They learn to write for the workplace by reviewing basics, practicing skills, and developing their own style. They become both better editors and better writers. Students also are introduced to the PC to help them create and edit word processing documents. The class edits their own writing to produce more concise correspondence and reports. Also discussed are the fear of writing and writer's block and how to get over those fears by working on basics, and how to prepare an outline, as well as a first draft.
Punctuation includes end marks, comas, semicolons, colons, dashes, hyphens, and parentheses.
To get your message across effectively, you study accurate and thorough reporting. To convey a negative or unpleasant message, you study complaining, correcting and adjusting, rejecting and refusing, and reminding and demanding. That includes knowing your readers as well as using lists, specific information, and warnings. The three-part structure studied includes introduction, body, and conclusion. Also study how to check for proper sentence structure, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.