Improve your writing at work.
Knowing how to write a quality professional document is no easy task. It's important to invest your energy if you want to make the difference between sowing doubt and informing effectively, between putting off and convincing!
This dynamic course includes activities to help you structure your text correctly, write clear sentences, choose appropriate vocabulary and correct anglicisms. By the end of the course, your texts will be sharper and more precise.
You'll also be able to choose the form of text that best suits the circumstances or context. The Antidote application will be used for certain training activities.
Is it for you ?
Anyone wishing to improve their writing for greater efficiency and to arouse the interest of recipients.
Prerequisites
None
What You'll Walk Away With
- ✓ Structure your professional documents in a clear, logical way to inform and persuade more effectively
- ✓ Write precise sentences free of anglicisms, with vocabulary tailored to your audience
- ✓ Choose the right format — memo, report, or other — based on the context and intended purpose
Training content
While we exchange a lot of information orally, during meetings, phone calls or video-conferences, knowing how to write well in a professional context remains a valued skill. Firstly, because the written word remains, and secondly, because well-written documents avoid confusion, arouse interest and, ideally, encourage support. The key is to be able to write clearly and precisely, and to use the appropriate medium depending on the context, the intended purpose and the recipient. During this training on writing in a work setting, you will see how to analyze a text and how to structure it according to the goal. Although writing a memo does not follow the same rules as writing a report, it is still important to know and apply them to gain clarity and precision in all cases. Knowing how to write well at work facilitates understanding, contributes to the achievement of deliverables... and makes a good impression.
1 How to critically analyze text
As a team, you will analyze a text for structural errors, elements that generate confusion. As a group, you will review your findings and draw out rules to apply.
- How to identify the structure of a text
- How to organize content
- What rules to apply for clear writing
2 How to structure a text
You will work in teams to plan the writing of a text in a step-by-step process.
- When and how to apply the rules for clear writing
- How to use the Antidote application
- What are the rules for past participle agreement
- Why and how to get rid of anglicisms
3 How to choose the appropriate formula
You will analyze different forms of writing (email, letter, note, report, minutes) and determine the contexts of their use.
- What are the forms of writing, their characteristics andtheir contexts of use.
📌 Practical information
Our training sessions are offered in Montreal or Quebec City, in person or in a virtual classroom. Dates and locations are specified when you select your session below. If you have any questions, check out our FAQ.
