Course Overview
This online business writing course is a partner course that helps learners build a stronger foundation for clear, direct, professional writing across a wide range of workplace documents. It provides a structured introduction to the principles behind effective business writing, helping participants improve clarity, tone, organization, and message delivery.
This is a partner course offered alongside our instructor-led programs. It provides a self-paced option for professionals who want a practical review of business writing fundamentals without waiting for a workshop date.
The course covers the principles of effective writing, audience analysis, outlining techniques, strategies for overcoming writer’s block, revision techniques that reduce redundancy and jargon, email etiquette, and writing checklists that support drafting and revision.
Who This Helps
This course is a strong fit for professionals who want to write more clearly and professionally across emails, memos, reports, proposals, presentations, websites, and other business documents. It is also useful for employees who want a stronger foundation in written communication and a more reliable process for planning, drafting, and revising their work.
What Learners Will Do Better
- Differentiate between effective and ineffective business writing.
- Apply the four factors of effective writing: clarity, tone, organization, and delivery.
- Adapt written communication more effectively to audience needs.
- Use outlining techniques to structure documents more clearly.
- Apply strategies that reduce writer’s block and improve writing speed.
- Revise content for brevity by removing unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon.
- Write more professional and effective emails.
- Use checklists to support drafting, editing, and revision.
How Teams Get Value From It
Teams use this course to build a stronger shared baseline for business writing across common workplace documents. Common uses include assigning it to employees who need a writing refresher, supporting onboarding and professional development, and reinforcing expectations around clarity, structure, tone, and editing discipline.
Time, Access, and Credits
Estimated learning time is approximately 5 hours. The course is mobile-friendly, fully accessible, audio-enabled, and includes interactive games, flashcards, real-world case studies, and expert-supported learning. It carries 0.5 IACET CEUs, 5 HRCI credits, 5 SHRM PDCs, 5 ATD CI credits, and 5 PMI PDUs, including 4 Ways of Working PDUs, 0.75 Power Skills PDUs, and 0.25 Business Acumen PDUs. A minimum score of 70 percent is required to pass and qualify for CEUs.
Volume Pricing and Coordinated Enrollment
If purchasing seats for a group, contact us about volume pricing and coordinated enrollment.