There are four 30-hour writing courses. All writing courses include writing various types of emails, such as letter, memos and reports. 


Many professionals wish to improve their writing and take grammar courses.  Weak grammar is, of course, a barrier to effective writing but those with good grammar may still be ineffective writers.  This course is based on research on which particular aspects of writing are valued in business. Given that the main reason for business is to make a profit, any writing that results in greater expenditure or loss of income need to be dealt with.  There are five main reasons that result in such losses may be caused by writing that is:

• Vague – ambiguous or unclear messages waste time and money
• Verbose – long message waste time and increase the likelihood of errors
• Incorrect – any message whose meaning is wrong may waste time and money
• Impolite – any message that reduces goodwill may lead to loss of a client
• Incomplete – messages that do not contain all the necessary information result in further communication thus wasting time and money.

There are four key tenets to this suite of specially-written courses:

• The best way to improve writing is to write and so each class involves writing.
• Comprehensible input is necessary and so many models are provided.
• Feedback must be given on output and so all writing is responded to.
• Immediate feedback is more effective and so feedback is given as soon as possible.

The author of this course is a published author and researcher with twenty years experience of teaching business writing in an Asian context.


Write Now 1 focuses on the key concepts of writing in a business context and works extensively on the four Cs namely:  writing clearly, concisely, correctly and courteously.    The fifth C – completeness is added later.

Write Now 2 develops these concepts in a variety of workplace formats. 

Write Now 3 focuses on particular aspects within writing, such as the purpose, the message and the audience. 

Write Now 4 focuses on particular genres of writing, such as letters of apology, and is targeted at writers who have completed earlier courses.