Writing for Results Instructor Set

Writing for Results
Writing for Results page iii
Writing for Results page iv
Writing for Results page v
Grammar at a Glance Job Aid
Write for Business
ISBN:
978-1-946391-44-5
$199.95
Hours of Instruction: 
20
Continuing Education Units: 
2

The set includes the Writing for Results Instructor Guide, the print edition of Write for Business (with free online access), the Grammar at a Glance Job Aid, and a downloadable PowerPoint presentation.

Page Count: 74

The Writing for Results course helps participants write effective documents, whether to explain a topic, give instructions, or persuade readers. Results-oriented writing empowers participants to do their jobs more quickly and easily, getting the results they want.

You can easily pace this course: spend 10 minutes teaching the lesson on the left-hand page, give participants 10 minutes to complete the activity on the right-hand page, and spend 10 minutes afterward discussing their answers. Then move to the next lesson. A PowerPoint lets you teach right from the screen, and pre- and post-assessments track learning.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to do the following:

  • Use the seven traits of writing to evaluate and improve writing
  • Use the writing process: prewrite, draft, revise, refine
  • Analyze the purpose, reader, and context of each writing situation
  • Organize writing to fit the writing situation
  • Use plain language to communicate clearly in writing
  • Write effective explanations and instructions
  • State a clear main point and use levels of detail to support it
  • Use transitions to organize details in an effective pattern
  • Employ lists, headings, and graphics to make explanations clear
  • State a clear position and build an argument from it
  • Make appropriate appeals to convince readers
  • Reach even resistant readers
  • Use the AIDA organizational pattern to persuade
  • Learn strategies for writing for a supervisor
  • Use a suite of resources to write more effectively

Course Materials

  • Meyer, V., Sebranek, P., & Van Rys, J. (2021). Writing for Results (Instructor Guide). Lake Geneva, WI: Thoughtful Learning.
  • Meyer, V., Sebranek, P., & Van Rys, J. (2021). Writing for Results (PowerPoint). Lake Geneva, WI: Thoughtful Learning.
  • Meyer, V., Sebranek, P., & Van Rys, J. (2021). Grammar at a Glance (Job Aid). Lake Geneva, WI: Thoughtful Learning.
  • Meyer, V., Sebranek, P., & Van Rys, J. (2011). Write for Business (Handbook). Burlington, WI: UpWrite Press.
  • Meyer, V., Sebranek, P., & Van Rys, J. (2021). Write for Business (Guide). Lake Geneva, WI: Thoughtful Learning, writeforbusiness.com/guide (free online).
Page Count: 
74