West Des Moines Community Schools Community Education

Get your message across. Every business communication contains a degree of emotion and influence. Effective business communicators respond to the recipient’s interests and the organization’s best interests. Conquer the right techniques in appealing to both emotions and objective data to influence the discussion. Most importantly of all, persuasive business communicators know how to polish their writing to make every sentence count. Move your business writing to a different and higher level. Gain an advantage in your ability to participate in business decisions.

To progress through this course you will:

• Read the print readings.
• Have the option of accessing the online readings.
• Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides.
• Have the option of taking a self-quiz to see how much you have learned.
• Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants.
• The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.

Discussion:

• The discussion for each unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night.
• Your instructor will log into the discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments, and respond to comments by you and the other participants.
• We encourage you to make 2-3 comments each day to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course.