Accountants with good writing skills are more likely to get promoted. What makes good writing good? Short, concise sentences with powerful, energetic verbs and lean word choices. In this fast-paced, interactive course, you will learn five principles for writing strong sentences. The principles include writing with verbs, using the active voice, simplifying sentences, and focusing on the reader. You will also explore three essential editing principles that provide quick and accurate correction. By taking this course, you will upgrade your capabilities in the valuable skill of writing clearly and concisely.
Learning Objectives
• Replace unnecessary nouns with verbs in a sentence.
• Change the passive voice to the active voice.
• Remove unnecessary words from a sentence.
• Simplify a complex sentence.
• Revise a sample sentence.
• Create strategies for editing
Major Topics
• Business writing
• Practice development
• Editing
• Coaching others to write well