Description
Learn the five key techniques for avoiding miscommunication with clients and coworkers.
During this program, you will discover five techniques for drafting clear emails and documentation. By applying these advanced techniques, you will ensure that your clients and coworkers can fully understand your written communication, even when the content is complex.
Throughout this detailed program, the instructor will display before-and-after examples that demonstrate the five techniques for writing clearly. When displaying each example, the instructor will allow you to identify the ambiguity before he reveals how to eliminate it.
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Explain sophisticated concepts using simple language.
- Identify misplaced modifiers and ambiguous references.
- Decide when to repeat a term versus when to use a synonym.
- Determine when to use (and when to avoid) the word “and”.
- Draft emails and documents that are easy to read — even for non-experts.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completing this program, you will be able to visualize your own writing from the perspective of your readers. Adopting this empathetic mindset will enable you to spot ambiguity in your drafts and make the necessary revisions.
As a result of your ability to communicate clearly, your readers will be more likely to approve of your ideas.
SUITED TO
This program is intended for professionals who are required to communicate about technical subjects.
PRESENTER
Ryan Standil, Owner, Write To Excite
Ryan leads seminars about effective written communication. He is a regular speaker at accounting firms, law firms, corporations, and governmental agencies.
Ryan attended Western University, in Canada, where he graduated from the Ivey Business School and the Faculty of Law. After graduating, Ryan worked at a law firm in Toronto, focusing on corporate and commercial matters.
Today Ryan owns and operates a seminar company, called Write To Excite. His mission is to help professionals grow their income by improving their writing. Ryan is a frequent contributor to the leading newspaper in Canada, The Globe and Mail.