Fast-Track Curricula:
Writing & Speaking to Get things Done

AVAILABLE FORMAT: On-Site

Description

Module 1: Writing to Get Things Done^® (WGTD) and Module 2: Speaking to Get Things Done, when coupled together, are a powerful, transformational experience that unleashes participants’ potential to be the dynamic communicators they envision themselves to be.

This three-day bootcamp improves the actual on-the-job writing and speaking skills required for successful leadership. The real power of our Fast-Track curricula is that people learn to get to the point quickly and clearly.

“The biggest benefit this program gave us is practical street knowledge that we were able to apply immediately.”

— S. Renee Svendson, Manager

Objectives

The skills/concepts provided in this program teach people to present their ideas clearly to get things done in all business communications, regardless of length or medium.

Writing

Clarify thoughts before writing
Separate the readers’ needs from the writer’s needs
Use the inverted-pyramid principle of organization
Use a listing paragraph format to highlight key ideas
Use the language of getting things done vs. business speak
Develop a professional tone that encourages cooperation
Use our three models of organization for all business writing
Write technical information to non-technical people
Use professional Standard American English

Speaking

Organize ideas in a coherent, meaningful structure that is easy to follow
Carry the listener from one idea to another
Become aware of distracting mannerisms and how to deal with them
Use the voice effectively
Use breathing techniques that give control and power to the speaker
Use the body to give emphasis to what is being said
Make the speaking experience enjoyable

Fast-Track Curricula:Writing & Speaking to Get things Done