Business Writing and Technical Writing A Diverse Client Base Our writing courses have been well received by clients from a broad range of industries including banks, brokerage houses, security analysts, IT documentation groups and many others. Several of our clients conduct seminars that include writers for whom English is a second language. In addition to helping thousands of individuals to write more effectively, Dr. Hyman has helped many organizations to establish and communicate corporate standards for written communications. Dr. Hyman's time tested techniques are equally effective for Technical Writing and General Business Writing. Course outline This two day course trains you to write for audience, organize your information and get the action you seek from your reader. To the extent possible, writing samples used for instruction come directly from course participants. The course provides continuous feedback on written material submitted prior to and during the class. A three month follow up is included. Special programs are available for writing technical and financial information as well as for writing for publication. At the end of this seminar, participants will: • Write reports, procedures and proposals which include succinct executive summaries and provide accessibility of information • Identify their own major writing faults • Demonstrate how to edit copy to eliminate these faults • Reduce starting time • Write for an audience • Write an objective for every communication • Be able to determine the best organizational format • Highlight key points • Write attention getting openings and closings • Select specific rather than vague or general words • Eliminate jargon; write understandable technical language • Increase persuasive capacity • Reduce paragraph and sentence length