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Business Writing Courses

Business writing courses can help you learn effective email communication, report writing, proposal development, and crafting persuasive content. You can build skills in audience analysis, clarity in messaging, and editing for conciseness. Many courses introduce tools like Microsoft Word for formatting documents, Google Docs for collaboration, and Grammarly for grammar checks, all of which enhance your ability to produce polished and professional written materials.

Popular Business Writing Courses and Certifications


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    University of California, Irvine

    Internal Communications Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Internal Communications, Corporate Communications, Employee Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Strategic Communication, Crisis Management, Drive Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Public Relations, Business Communication, Workplace inclusivity, Executive Presence, Organizational Change, Communication Strategies, Leadership, Communication, Culture

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    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

    New Product Development - develop your own new product

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Budget Management, Risk Management, Resource Allocation, Risk Modeling, Risk Management Framework, Resource Management, Risk Analysis, Project Management, Product Development, Resource Planning, Cost Management, Milestones (Project Management), Project Risk Management, Product Management, Project Planning, Agile Product Development, Business Strategies, Scheduling, Process Development

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    143 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    STARWEAVER

    Cross Functional Collaboration

    Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Team Collaboration, Supervision, Internal Communications, Analytical Skills, Communication Strategies

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Financial Modeling & Valuation: Analyze & Forecast

    Skills you'll gain: Finance, Excel Formulas, Income Statement

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    117 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Goldman Sachs

    Social Impact Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Corporate Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Thinking, Business Ethics, Business Planning, Program Evaluation, Performance Measurement, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Management

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Chegg Skills

    Practical Prompt Engineering with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Engineering Tools, Prompt Patterns, AI literacy, Multimodal Prompts, AI Workflows, Anthropic Claude, Data Visualization, Generative AI, Data Analysis, Productivity, Communication, Business Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Content Creation, Research, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Strategic Procurement and Sourcing Conclusions

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Supply Management

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Cost Accounting: Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Operating Cost, Cost Control, Cost Estimation, Cost Management, Cost Benefit Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Accounting, Product Assortment, Capacity Management, Decision Making, Capacity Planning, Forecasting

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    How to design Facebook/IG Stories using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Content Creation, Visual Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Digital Design, Graphical Tools, Design, Graphics Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Yale University

    Введение: как стать убедительным переговорщиком

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de Palermo

    Liderazgo y comunicación

    Skills you'll gain: Social Skills, Team Performance Management, Verbal Communication Skills, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Leadership and Management, Leadership Development, Team Leadership, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Influencing, Strategic Leadership, Employee Coaching, Interpersonal Communications, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Trustworthiness, People Development, Non-Verbal Communication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Integrated and Strategic Communication Campaigns

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Communication, Communication Planning, Target Audience, Campaign Planning, Corporate Communications, Stakeholder Communications, Public Relations, Marketing Communications, Advertising Campaigns, Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Communication Strategies, Integrated Marketing Communications, Target Market, Media and Communications, Media Planning, Branding, Earned Media, Brand Management, Business Strategy

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business writing courses

  • Internal Communications Framework: University of California, Irvine
  • New Product Development - develop your own new product: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
  • Cross Functional Collaboration: STARWEAVER
  • Financial Modeling & Valuation: Analyze & Forecast: EDUCBA
  • Social Impact Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: Goldman Sachs
  • Practical Prompt Engineering with AI: Chegg Skills
  • Strategic Procurement and Sourcing Conclusions: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • Cost Accounting: Decision Making: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  • How to design Facebook/IG Stories using Canva: Coursera
  • Введение: как стать убедительным переговорщиком: Yale University

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