Better Business Writing-How to Write Right

Recorded Session
60 Minutes

Good business writing is spare, clear, precise and concise. Readers notice when subjects and verbs don't agree, punctuation misses the point or the content is confusing. This 60-minute business writing training shows how a few basic grammar, punctuation and usage rules can make your documents clearer and shorter.

You'll work on specific words instead of generalities, active vs passive voice, and cutting unnecessary words, doublets, wordy habit phrases, dependent clauses, connecting words and “due to” explanations.

The session then covers building well-organized arguments: introductions and summaries, avoiding elevator analysis, and ordering facts, interpretations and evaluations. Extra tips cover rounding numbers, acronyms and cutting “of” and parentheses. No English degree is needed.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Many people had little formal training in practical grammar, punctuation and logical development, and good writing takes practice. This session helps you sharpen the skills you already have.

It is useful for lenders, credit analysts and managers, loan review and work-out officers, senior lending and credit officers, bank executives and directors, and also auditors, loan administrators, marketing, retail and operations staff who need to explain or persuade in writing.

AREA COVERED

Writing clearly and concisely

  • Clear writing
  • Specific words vs generalities
  • Active vs passive voice
  • Unnecessary words and phrases
  • Doublets and redundancies
  • Wordy habit phrases
  • Wordy dependent clauses
  • Unneeded connecting words
  • Wordy “due to” explanations

Writing well-organized, logical arguments

  • Introductions and summaries of the integrated argument
  • Avoiding elevator analysis
  • Bringing order to facts, interpretations and evaluations
  • Making words count

Extra readability tips

  • Rounding numbers, acronyms, and removing “of” and parentheses

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Replace vague and inflated words with sharper, clearer ones
  • Use punctuation to make documents tighter and easier to read
  • Build focused explanations and recommendations with a logical sequence
  • Apply the techniques through before-and-after examples

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

  • Credit Analysts
  • Credit Managers
  • Loan review officers
  • Work-out officers
  • Commercial lenders
  • Credit Risk Managers
  • Chief Credit Officers
  • Senior Lenders
  • Senior Lending Officer
  • Bank Director
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
  • Board Chairman

Many people had little formal training in practical grammar, punctuation and logical development, and good writing takes practice. This session helps you sharpen the skills you already have.

It is useful for lenders, credit analysts and managers, loan review and work-out officers, senior lending and credit officers, bank executives and directors, and also auditors, loan administrators, marketing, retail and operations staff who need to explain or persuade in writing.

Writing clearly and concisely

  • Clear writing
  • Specific words vs generalities
  • Active vs passive voice
  • Unnecessary words and phrases
  • Doublets and redundancies
  • Wordy habit phrases
  • Wordy dependent clauses
  • Unneeded connecting words
  • Wordy “due to” explanations

Writing well-organized, logical arguments

  • Introductions and summaries of the integrated argument
  • Avoiding elevator analysis
  • Bringing order to facts, interpretations and evaluations
  • Making words count

Extra readability tips

  • Rounding numbers, acronyms, and removing “of” and parentheses
  • Replace vague and inflated words with sharper, clearer ones
  • Use punctuation to make documents tighter and easier to read
  • Build focused explanations and recommendations with a logical sequence
  • Apply the techniques through before-and-after examples
  • Credit Analysts
  • Credit Managers
  • Loan review officers
  • Work-out officers
  • Commercial lenders
  • Credit Risk Managers
  • Chief Credit Officers
  • Senior Lenders
  • Senior Lending Officer
  • Bank Director
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
  • Board Chairman
Currency:
Webinar Option
Transcript (PDF Transcript of the Training)
Downloadable Recorded Session
USB

Speaker Profile

ins_img Dev Strischek

A frequent speaker, instructor, advisor and writer on credit risk and commercial banking topics and issues, Martin J. "Dev" Strischek principal of Devon Risk Advisory Group based near Atlanta, Georgia.  Dev advises, trains, and develops for financial organizations risk management solutions and recommendations on a range of issues and topics, e.g., credit risk management, credit culture, credit policy, credit and lending training, etc.  Dev is also a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB’s) Private Company Council (PCC).  PCC’s purpose is to evaluate and recommend to FASB revisions to current and proposed generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that are …

Upcoming Webinars