Learn how to visualize your own emails and documents from the perspective of your readers.
In this webinar, you will learn strategies for writing in a reader-friendly style. By applying these strategies, you will be able to avoid misunderstandings in your emails and documents – even when your subject matter is highly technical. Throughout the webinar, you will be reviewing examples of business writing that demonstrate the strategies in action.
The webinar is concrete, rather than theoretical. It is not a rehash of university.
At the end of the webinar, you will be able to visualize your own writing from the perspective of your clients and colleagues.
Upon course completion, you will be able to:
• Write unambiguously • Explain accounting concepts using simple language • Decide when to repeat a term and when to use a synonym • Determine when to use (and when not to use) the word “and” • Put yourself in the shoes of your readers
Please note:
This webinar is the same as Section 1 of the instructor's longer course, titled Business Writing for Accountants.
Ryan Standil 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. Ryan’s 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. Unsurprisingly, his columns can be described as “writing about writing.” To read one of Ryan’s columns, please visit https://www.writetoexcite.com/globeandmail.
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