Collaborative Business Writing Training

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Writing can be a skill that one associates with themselves. Writing allows one to express themselves and to see the full extent of their abilities and personality. There is another kind of writing that is more difficult. It's the one that can't be done by anyone alone. Businesses sometimes need to create documents. This can involve a lot of teamwork, as it can include everything from research, editing to writing. It is especially important to get people to work together. This is especially difficult as different personalities cannot only refer to different writing style. This is not impossible. In fact, participants often find it rewarding and can achieve something greater than themselves through writing. This course aims to make participants aware of their inner "group writer". Participants will learn how to create a consistent writing style by learning communication techniques and task delegation. This will allow them to access a more universal and results-oriented writing style.

Collaboration in business writing allows people to collaborate and further improve their writing skills. This is not without its challenges, but it can be overcome. For example, you can create a style that everyone can identify with and which shows the company's face. You can also learn communication skills which will help people communicate effectively. And, goal-setting skills can help them to articulate their plans. Paramount Training & Development also offers a variety of training courses that can be incorporated into your customized training session to meet other needs. Contact us for more information.

Collaborative Business Writing Training

Lesson One

Getting Started

• Housekeeping Items
• Pre-Assignment Review
• Workshop Objectives
• Action Plan

Lesson Two

What is Collaborative Business Writing?

• Clarifying the Objective
• Practical Writing Approaches
• Collaborative Writing Strategies
• Collaborative Writing Patterns
• Case Study

Lesson Three

Types Of Collaborative Business Writing

• Parallel Structure –‘cut and paste’
• Parallel Structure –‘puzzle’
• Sequential Summative Construction
• Integrating Construction
• Case Study

Lesson Four

Collaborative Team Members

• Team Leader Selection
• Chief Editor Designation
• Attributes of Team Members
• Ways to Build Collaborative Writing Team
• Case Study

Lesson Five

Collaborative Tools and Processes

• Outlines and Storyboards
• Collaborative Planning
• Collaborative Revision
• Collaborative Team Cohesion
• Case Study

Lesson Six

Setting Style Guidelines

• Voice and Person
• Format
• Consistent Spelling of Commonly Used Words
• Amounts as Words or Statistics
• Case Study

Lesson Seven

Barriers to Successful Collaborative Writing

• Hoarding
• Innovation
• Search
• Knowledge Transfer
• Case Study

Lesson Eight

Overcoming Collaborative Writing Barriers

• Practicing T-shaped Control
• Construction Network of Alliances
• Implementing Enablers
• Assessing the Culture and Areas for Development
• Case Study

Lesson Nine

Styles Of managing Conflict

• Ensure that Good Relationships are the First Priority
• Keep People and Problems Independent
• Pay Attention to the Interests which are Being Presented
• Listen First, Chat Second
• Case Study

Lesson Ten

Tips for Successful Business Writing Collaboration

• Determine Purpose
• Formulate Outline and Organisational Format
• Selection of Team Leader
• Assign Writing Tasks and Associated Duties
• Case Study

Lesson Eleven

Examples of Collaborative Business Writing

• Composing Emails
• Writing Reports
• Writing Training Manuals
• Writing Company Handbooks
• Case Study

Lesson Twelve

Wrapping Up

• Words From The Wise
• Lessons Learned
• Recommended Reading
• Completion Of Action Plans And Tests