Writing Effective Business E-mails - $49.00
How to write and revise e-mails for maximum effectiveness.
Product Code: WriteEmails
Duration of Course Access: 60 Days
CEU Credits: .1
Introduction and Overview
Writing Effective Business E-mails focuses on how to write and revise e-mails for maximum effectiveness. You will learn to write clear, concise business e-mails that survive inbox fatigue and various best practices, tips and tricks for writing e-mails that are purposeful, concise and professionally formatted.
"I write business e-mails everyday and I was able to learn some important tips from this course. I also realized some critical email mistakes I made in the past and good ways to make my e-mails look and sound more professional." – Elizabeth M.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the basic communication model and its significance for writing and responding to e-mails
- Anticipate and circumvent limitations on e-mail as a type of push communication
- Identify various security threats to information sent through e-mail and how to mitigate these threats
- Appropriately use the different fields of an e-mail message
- Use appropriate conventions and etiquette for sending e-mail and minimizing unnecessary e-mail
- Identify the purpose and primary message of your e-mail
- Identify the level of formality required for your recipient
- Structure and format an e-mail message to increase readability
- Revise your e-mails to maximize concision
This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 60 days. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion from One Hour Courses.
Target Audience: Anyone wanting to make sure emails are effective.
Course Level/Prerequisites: Introductory/No Prerequisites
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 Hour
Successful Completion Requirement for IACET CEU: Learners must score an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEU credit.
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Effective Business Writing - $99.00
Learn how to write clearly and directly.
Product Code: Bus-Writing
Duration of Course Access: 90 Days
CEU Credits: .5 (Contact Hours: 5 hours)
Total PDUs/ Contact Hours: 5
Strategic & Business Management PDUs: 0.25
Technical PM PDUs: 4
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Introduction and Overview
The ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in most organizations. Well-written emails and documents can help you earn respect among your peers. And poorly written emails and documents can detract from success at all levels. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this introductory-level course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. This course will also teach how to revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon, and the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting.
After completing this Effective Business Writing course, you will be able to:
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- Recognize the difference between ineffective and effective writing
- List and define the four major factors of effective writing (clarity, tone, organization, and delivery).
- Recognize the role of the audience in effective communication and the importance of understanding an audiences needs
- Employ formal and informal outlining techniques
- List and recognize techniques for overcoming writers block
- Recognize the importance and dangers of writing quickly
- Revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon
- Write more effective emails and recognize the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting
- Employ checklists for organizing, writing, and revising
Key Features of this course:
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- Mobile-friendly
- Audio-enabled
- Badge and credit-awarding
- Real-world case studies
- Fully accessible
- Games & Flashcards
- Expert-supported
Notes:
Estimated time to complete: 5 hours
This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.
Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.
CAPM®/PMP®/PgMP®
Technical PDUs: 4
Leadership PDUs: 0.75
Strategic/Business PDUs: 0.25
PfMP®
Technical PDUs: 0
Leadership PDUs: 0.75
Strategic/Business PDUs: 0.25
PMI-ACP®
Technical PDUs: 0
Leadership PDUs: 0.75
Strategic/Business PDUs: 0.25
PMI-PBA®
Technical PDUs: 0
Leadership PDUs: 0.75
Strategic/Business PDUs: 0.25
PMI-RMP®
Technical PDUs: 0
Leadership PDUs: 0.75
Strategic/Business PDUs: 0.25
PMI-SP®
Technical PDUs: 0
Leadership PDUs: 0.75
Strategic/Business PDUs: 0.25
Refund Policy:
You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.
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