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This Web site contains the publications produced by the Business Writing Center. To see the courses and other writing-training services offered by the Business Writing Center, click here.   Resources for Business Writing Training Business Writing Center Courses and Other Services Catalog of Business Writing Courses GSA (Federal) Catalog of Business Writing Courses Business Writing Workshops Best Practices for Writing that Communicates Clearly   Since 1997, The Business Writing Center has trained thousands of business writers from around the world. During that time, we have identified and refined the best practices businesses are using today that create clear, concise, correct business writing. R. Craig Hogan, Ph.D., director of The Business Writing Center, with 33 years of experience in teaching writing, has compiled the best practices into a valuable guide for business people: Explicit Business Writing: Best Practices for the Twenty-First Century. The book ships within 24 hours. Also, a free Acrobat electronic copy of the book downloads immediately after purchase. Click here to purchase the book and receive the free Acrobat electronic copy immediately. Human resources officers, corporate trainers, and professors who might use the book in their training may obtain review copies by sending your name, title, company name, and address to publications@businesswriting.com. Participants in the workshops Dr. Hogan teaches at company sites receive a free copy of the book. After the workshop, each participant submits a writing sample to Dr. Hogan. He returns a written evaluation of the sample and a stamped certificate for framing certifying that the participant has mastered the business writing best practices explained in the book. For information about competency-based training using the book and how The Business Writing Center will certify writing competence, click here. Book Reviews Click here to read the first reviews of the book.   Tecnical and Business Writing for Forensic Managers   The following quotation was written by the Director of a Forensics Sciences Services Divison of a state Sheriff-Coroner Department. It appears in the preface to the book: The suggestions and recommendations offered in this book by Dr. Hogan give us an opportunity to further improve our field. This is a wake-up call for us to reconsider how we present our written information. Explicit writing gives us another opportunity to build better relationships and trust with those we serve—both our employees and our community. We cannot be misunderstood if we are taking the time and effort to write explicitly. We should set goals to expect and deliver explicit writing in all our written work, resulting in 100 percent comprehension by 100 percent of the readers 100 percent of the time. This book is an excellent resource for any forensic manager or supervisor. Dr. Hogan’s experience in the area of explicit business writing will undoubtedly raise the bar in effective communication within our field. The concepts are new for us and may be uncomfortable for some. However, this information serves as a wonderful addition to any forensic laboratory by helping us to improve our communication. When put into practice, the recommendations also serve as a tool to further build our relationships with those we serve. The book is sold out and is currently out of print. This book was customized for forensic laboratory directors by the Business Writing Center. To find out more about customizing a writing training book for your agency or business, click here. Interpersonal and Consultant Supervision Skills: A Clinical Model   Interpersonal and Consultant Supervision Skills: A Clinical Model, 4th edition, 2006, contains theory about supervision, clear explanations of the skills required to implement the theory, and practical training activities to teach supervisors the skills. The materials have been used by the authors and many trainers across the United States and around the world to teach middle and upper level managers in schools and universities, including team leaders, principals, chairpersons, curriculum coordinators, supervisors, department heads, department chairs, professors, and teachers. The book has been the basis for improving supervision in entire school districts, college and university supervision departments, individual consultations, national leadership training programs, and state departments of education. The book ships within 24 hours. Click here to purchase the book.     Business Writing Online Training Publication     The Business Writing Center has put the best of its training and reference materials into a set of grammar, writing, and style guides business people, companies, and universities can purchase to use for reference or training.   The materials are online or print, ready to use. The online materials have clickable indexes that link to specific areas in the training materials. After using the training materials, the business person or business student can access information on any grammar or business writing topic. In addition, we have options for companies that want to customize them or have us customize them. Source code is available so a company can customize the materials for use on its intranet. The package has these components: Grammar Reference Guide with Index Grammar Training Course with Automatically Scored Pre- and Post-tests E-mail Reference Guide E-mail Training Materials Letter-Writing Reference Guide Letter-Writing Training Materials Memo-Writing Reference Guide Memo-Writing Training Materials Report-Writing Reference Guide Report-Writing Training Materials Business Writing Skills Reference Guide Business Writing Skills Training Materials Style Guide Online Spelling Dictionary The materials have clickable indexes for each component so the user can look up grammar, writing, and style topics quickly (such as how to format a letter, write an executive summary, write a bad-news e-mail, write procedures, and many other topics). A master index to all the materials allows users to click for information, quickly and easily. Cost is $25 per copy for either the clickable online version or print version. To see the main menu for the materials, click here.. The materials include an index with answers to grammar and style questions. Click here to see the index. To purchase the set of materials, click here. All participants in Business Writing Center Workshops receive free access to the online guides and training materials for 12 months.   Full Business Writing Course Training Materials The Business Writing Center has full course interactive, online training materials available for individuals, businesses, or universities. The courses contain 13 to 18 lessons. They are self-contained and easy to navigate. Cost of each set of course materials is $38.50. You may view lesson menus for the courses to see how the courses are set up. You may also view some sample lessons. The menus with sample lessons are marked with "Includes a sample Lesson." After you view the menu and sample lesson, close the window to return to this page. Basic Grammar for Business Click here Business Writing Skills Includes a sample Click here Editing Skills Includes a sample Click here Legal Proofreading Skills Click here Plain English Writing Skills Click here Recording and Writing Meeting Minutes Click here Writing Clear, Objective Audit Reports Click here Writing Effective Business Letters Includes a sample Click here Writing Effective Workplace E-mail Includes a sample Click here Writing Skills for Technical Support      Center Representatives Includes a sample Click here E-mail the Center at center@writingtrainers.com Copyright © Business Writing Center - All Rights Reserved