Writing Training

Why do you need it?

There was a period in the 1970s and 1980s when the basic framework of language – grammar, spelling and punctuation – wasn’t taught in our schools. Even now many university students are handicapped by a poor grasp of basic grammar when they start work.

Poor communication costs money…

A Royal Mail survey calculated that bad design, poor grammar and atrocious spelling could be costing UK businesses a staggering £41 billion in lost sales. Nearly three-quarters of all customers (74 per cent) said they wouldn’t trust businesses that used poor spelling or grammar, whilst almost a third (30 per cent) said they wouldn’t buy any product or service from them.

And it’s embarrassing

It’s not only clients that are turned off by poor grammar. Highlighting a colleague’s grammatical errors can be used to undermine the writer’s otherwise valid argument. In fact, some people fear being ridiculed so much that they will do anything to avoid writing a report or important letter.

So, good grammar, spelling and punctuation DO matter. They affect the way your peers and superiors perceive you and they affect your company or organisation's success.

Learn how to express yourself in a professional way

Don’t let your business or career suffer because of a poor command of English.

We have the most comprehensive range of writing skills courses your business or organisation will ever need. Whether you are writing emails, reports, business cases, bids, web content, marketing material or technical documents we can teach you how to communicate expertly every time.

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Why choose Plain Words?

• Full range of business and technical writing skills courses, Diplomas and webinars.
• Experience and expertise in designing and delivering complete learning solutions, including follow-up training sessions, mentoring and email coaching.
• Evaluation of ‘before’ and ‘after’ samples and a progress evaluation graph.
• Personal Implementation Plans to help you transfer knowledge to the workplace.
• Extensive experience in customising courses to clients’ requirements in both the private and public sectors.
• Trainers who are all professional writers and provide practical advice based on their experience.
• Experience of developing and delivering courses for non-native English speakers.
• Open courses in London and Leeds; remote training via webinars; on site training at your premises.

Find out more

To find out, see our list of courses or see the current schedule.

Find out more about getting the best value out of your training – see our Follow up training page.

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Meet the trainers

Our highly skilled trainers are all professional writers as well as trainers. They have extensive industry experience, rather than being teachers who have moved out of the education sector. Read more about the Plain Words Training Team.

Practical help

We can analyse your requirements and provide a complete, tailored communications package.