Writing for Results Instructor Set

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).