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Business writing courses

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Clear and persuasive business communication is critical in achieving professional effectiveness. It helps convey your ideas clearly and persuasively, fostering better relationships and outcomes. Our business writing courses are designed for professionals seeking to refine their writing skills and enhance their business communication, ensuring they are precise, impactful, and tailored to their audience.

What you will learn:

  • Grasp the essentials of grammar, style, and punctuation tailored to business contexts.
  • Learn how to structure your writing for clarity and impact to ensure your message is understood exactly as intended.
  • Acquire the skills to articulate and present business cases that influence decision-making and drive organisational success.
  • Learn how to structure and write impactful business reports that communicate high-level messages succinctly and persuasively across various professional settings.
  • Understand the strategic elements of crafting grant applications that stand out.
  • Explore how AI writing tools can support your business communication.
  • Navigate the tender process with confidence, mastering the techniques for writing and submitting successful tenders.

Why enrol in business writing training at CCE?

Our courses are designed to provide practical, real-world applications of business writing techniques, making your writing not only clear but also compelling and appropriate for your professional environment. Whether managing projects, seeking funding, or starting a new venture, our training prepares you to write with confidence and persuasion.

Participants who complete a course will receive a University of Sydney statement of completion.

Our training is accessible to everyone, with no prerequisites required, and is available in both face-to-face and real-time online formats.

Ready to enhance your writing skills?

Explore our selection of business writing courses and enrol today.

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  • Boost your marketing with persuasive writing techniques. Learn to craft compelling messages for eDMs, social media, and email campaigns. This course helps you use brand tone effectively and inspire action through impactful copywriting.

    View Persuasive Writing Course details
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  • Learn to create engaging, SEO-friendly web content. This course covers strategies to capture attention, boost search rankings, and drive actions like sales or sign-ups. Ideal for anyone writing web content for business success.

    View Web Writing Course with SEO and AI (AEO and AIO) for Search and Content details
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  • Explore techniques to write with clarity, style and persuasion. This advanced course covers rhetoric, storytelling and the use of humour to strengthen your voice, whether you're writing for business, fiction, journalism or public commentary.

    View The Secrets of Eloquence Course details
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  • Learn to plan, draft and edit effective meeting minutes in this half-day workshop. Build skills in active listening, clear writing and editing, while exploring best practices and common challenges in minute-taking.

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  • Build essential writing skills for the workplace in this one-day course. Learn how to plan, write and edit reports, summaries and emails with clarity and purpose, while addressing common grammar, structure and style issues.

    View Business Writing Essentials Course: From Core Skills to AI Tools details
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  • Refine your business writing with advanced planning, structure, and persuasive techniques. Simplify complex ideas, write strategic documents, and self-edit for clarity. Ideal for senior professionals writing persuasive, high-level content.

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  • Learn how to structure and write media releases that gain attention. This course also covers writing strong headlines, incorporating SEO, and distributing your release effectively. Suitable for anyone seeking to increase media attention.

    View Media Release Writing Course: Write and Promote a Press Release details
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  • Learn to confidently plan, write, and submit compelling grant applications. This course equips you with strategies to identify funding opportunities and respond to evaluation criteria effectively.

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  • Sharpen your editing and proofreading skills. This course covers structural editing, copy editing, and proofreading techniques to produce clear, concise, and error-free writing. Perfect for those who write or oversee writing projects.

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  • Learn to write concise, clear business reports that capture key points quickly, and pair generative AI tools with timeless writing principles to write any type of report. This course covers planning, structure, and plain language techniques. Perfect for those who need to write balanced and thorough reports.

    View Business Report Writing Course: From Core Skills to AI Tools details
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