The Illinois State University Business Writing Camp

Illinois State University

Business Writing Workshop

Getting Started: Video Introduction to Online Resources

The College of Business, the Department of English and the ISU Writing Program will present a three-day writing workshop, July 11th – July 13th.  This intensive workshop will focus on a range of skills and knowledge related to writing in business environments.  Workshop participants will have the opportunity to evaluate and improve their writing skills in one-on-one and small-group sessions with College of Business faculty and Writing Program specialists.  Participants will be encouraged to assess their areas of writing expertise, and to develop strategies for working in unfamiliar writing situations. Key writing skills will include:

  • Analyzing and using arguments in business writing settings
  • Diagnosing and coping with sentence-level writing issues (grammar and style)
  • Investigating (and practicing) business writing concepts like “directness” and “clarity”
  • Learning to identify important features of different kinds of business writing
  • Practicing techniques for evaluating writing quickly and effectively

Participants will gain greater understanding of how to write successfully in both school and workplace business settings.  Participants will receive a certificate and will be able to list the workshop on their resumes, marking the extra care and attention that each participant is willing to give to gaining excellence in communication skills.

Workshop Dates:  Wed. July 11th – Friday July 13th
Where:    Stevenson Hall, Illinois State University
Registration:  June 15th, 2012 registration deadline
Time:     Daily Sessions from 9:00-4:30
Other:     All sessions are free, and breakfast and lunch will be provided. Seating is limited (40 participants) and participants must be able to attend all three days of sessions

For additional questions about the workshop, please contact the Writing Program at 309-438-1441.

Participants with disabilities will be able to request special accommodation when they register for the workshop.

The Workshop

Schedule

Register

Group Preference

ReggieNet

Instructor Bios

Directors

College of Business Faculty

English Department Facilitators

Groups

Patten and Smyser-Fauble

Tamm and Rowan

Taylor and Rodriguez

Ringer and Meeusen

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