2025 Workplace Writing & Presentation Skills 8-Week Workshop

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When

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 2:00PM EST to

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:00PM EST

Where

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Online Training - Eastern Time
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Event Registration

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January 05, 2025 $80.00
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Event Details

Because of the interactive nature of this class, seating is limited. Please make sure to register early.

Intended Audience: engineers, engineer-managers, managing directors of local road-owning agencies

This fast-paced 8-week active-learning workshop meets on select Wednesdays January 8th through March 5th (see below), 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET). It equips participants with strategies for improving their workplace writing and presentations.

Participants will learn to:
• analyze their own sentences.
• spot common sentence errors.
• write persuasive and convincing paragraphs.
• craft business letters and responses to complaints.
• create more engaging board reports.
• prepare and deliver eye-catching and impactful presentations.

Week 1: Parts of Speech, Sentences, Clauses & Phrases
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
What you’ll need: Your own writing samples and four different colored pens.

Week 2: Sentence Analytics & Organization
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
Prerequisite: Attendance of Week 1 Session
What you’ll need: Your own writing samples and four different colored pens.

Week 3: Concise & Clear Writing
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
What you’ll need: Your own writing samples and four different colored pens.

Week 4: Persuasive Paragraphs | Intros & Conclusions for Writing and Presentations
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
What you’ll need: Your own writing samples and four different colored pens.

Week 5: Business Letters & Emails + Responding to Complaints
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
No special materials needed.

Week 6: Board Reports | Review
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
No special materials needed.

Week 7: Presentations – Handouts & Slide Design
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
What you’ll need: A previous presentation you’ve created or a board report.

Week 8: Presentations – Data Design & Delivering Your Message
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
What you’ll need: A previous presentation you’ve created or a board report.

Registration gains you access to all 8 sessions of the workshop. The registration deadline for this online event is January 5, 2025.

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Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted. Cancellation Policy: No-shows and cancellations within three business days prior to the event will be charged the full registration fee. Substitutions will be accepted before the workshop starts.

For information about certificate of attendance eligibility, please refer to our webinar policy.

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