Advance Your Career by Improving Your Business Writing
Your ability to write clearly and professionally can make or break your career. Whether you're aiming to get hired, get promoted, or just want to become more confident in your communication, The Business Writing Course is your essential guide. Taught by veteran writing instructor Alan Sharpe, who has over 30 years of experience in writing and teaching, this course is packed with proven strategies to help you write clearly, concisely, and persuasively in any business context.
You'll learn the most common writing mistakes professionals make—and how to avoid them. Through four focused modules, you’ll be guided step-by-step from organizing your thoughts to polishing your final draft.
Business-writing instructor
Alan Sharpe is a business-writing instructor and author who teaches more than 20,000 business professionals around the world to advance their careers and their businesses with effective writing.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
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