General Business Writing

General Business Writing | Report Writing | Business Books

This section deals with business writing. Please be aware that large numbers of business students don't want to do writing, so if you are in a mixed class it maybe an idea to discuss these in class and give homework for those that want the writing practice.

Please be careful about encouraging students to do resumes/CVs or application letters, because if the company is paying for classes they sometimes take offence that you are teaching them such skills.

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Business Guides

• Report Writing
  All our resources for Report Writing can be found in our Report Writing page.
  
  
• PowerPoint Slides
  Our guide to making top-quality PowerPoint presentations.
  Level: Pre-Intermediate+

Lecture Notes

• 21st Century Writing Skills (273KB PDF)
  These lecture notes cover the writing skills required for writing Emails and Webpages. (First Presented May 2006)

Business Writing Exercises

• Style Guide (392KB PDF)
  Includes an example style guide exercises and teacher's notes.
  
  
• Speech Writing (128KB PDF)
  How to write effective presentations and speeches.
  
  
• Complaint Response (65KB PDF)
  An exercise is responding to a difficult complaint that could potentially cost BBC World a lot of money. Level: Upper Intermediate+
  
  
• Sales Emails (60KB PDF)
  How to improve a real sales email with a sample before and after
  Level: Upper Intermediate+
  
  
• Press Release (112KB PDF)
  How to write an effective press release
  Level: Upper Intermediate+
  
  
• Webpages (60KB PDF)
  How to write a simple Web Page that will get a good ranking with search engines.
  Level: Intermediate+
  
  
• Writing Proposals (103KB PDF)
  This guide is designed for students taking the Cambridge Advanced Examination, but is equally applicable to real-life business.
  
  
• Creating a Flyer Exercise (69KB PDF)
  Exercise to create a flyer for a local business. Also includes print cost reduction tips.
  
  
• SWOT Analysis (48KB PDF)
  Our guide to SWOT analysis.

Other Writing Skills

• Argumentative Writing
  How to write an argumentative essay
  
  
• Writing
  The Intermediate guide to writing essays