Internet access required.
Business Communications
In the business world, writing clear, concise and comprehensible copy is critical to success. For those with limited business experience, this course provides the opportunity to improve communication in a business setting.
What you can learn.
- Practice strategies to overcome writer's block
- Create concise, appropriate, and grammatically correct work
- Practice editing and writing letters, memos, reports, email messages, summaries, resumes, and cover letters
- Learn vocabulary development, using correct grammar and punctuation, techniques for reducing writing time, and proofreading
About this course:
Communication, whatever method used, needs to inform. In the business environment, writing clear, concise and comprehensible copy is critical to success. In this course, learn techniques for clarifying purpose, understanding readers and organizing ideas. Through in-class writing exercises, you practice proven strategies for overcoming writer's block and creating concise, appropriate and grammatically correct work. Practice exercises include editing and writing letters, memos, reports, email messages, summaries, resumes and cover letters. Additionally, you learn vocabulary development, correct grammar and punctuation, techniques for reducing writing time and proofreading. Transferable for UC credit.Winter 2025 Schedule
Spring 2025 Schedule
Internet access required. No meeting Monday, May 26, 2025 because UCLA & UCLA Extension are closed for Memorial Day.
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