Collaborative Business Writing
Writing and communication skills have degraded with more and more people communicating through email and instant messaging. Developing writing skills is still important in the business world as is creating proper documents (such as proposals, reports, and agendas) giving you that extra edge in the workplace.
The Collaborative Business Writing workshop will give participants the knowledge and skills to collaborate with others and create that important document. Participants will touch on the types of collaboration, and ways to improve them through certain tools and processes. These basic skills will provide your participants with that extra benefit in the business world that a lot of people are losing.
CURRICULUM
- Clarifying the Objective
- Practical Writing Approaches
- Collaborative Writing Strategies
- Collaborative Writing Patterns
- Case Study
Parallel Construction – ‘cut and paste’Parallel Construction – ‘puzzle’Sequential Summative ConstructionIntegrating ConstructionCase Study Team Leader SelectionChief Editor DesignationCharacteristics of Team MembersWays to Build Collaborative Writing TeamCase Study Outlines and StoryboardsCollaborative PlanningCollaborative RevisionCollaborative Team CohesionCase Study Voice and PersonFormatConsistent Spelling of Commonly Used WordsNumbers as Words or FiguresCase Study HoardingInnovationSearchKnowledge TransferCase Study Practicing T-shaped ManagementBuilding Network of AlliancesImplementing EnablersAssessing the Culture and Areas for ImprovementCase Study Ensure that Good Relationships are the First PriorityKeep People and Problems SeparatePay Attention to the Interests that are Being PresentedListen First, Talk SecondCase Study Determine PurposeFormulate Outline and Organizational FormatSelection of Team LeaderAssign Writing Tasks and Associated DutiesCase Study Writing EmailsWriting ReportsWriting Training ManualsWriting Company HandbooksCase Study 
