After completing Business Communication: Writing Skills the user should be able to:

	Analyze and plan for a business writing task
	Choose precise words to convey the correct meaning
	Write clear and concise sentences and paragraphs
	Identify and correct common errors found in sentence structures
	Use commonly misused words correctly

A Planning Worksheet

	Initial analysis
	Audience analysis
	Presentation analysis

Word Choice

	Five qualities of effective words
	Rules of correct word usage
	More rules of correct word usage
	Guidelines for nondiscriminatory language

Sentence Building

	Effective sentences
	Sentence length and variety
	Common sentence faults

Paragraph Design

	Structure
	Unity
	Length
	Coherence

This course has the following features:

	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment