Free courseBusiness & Administration
Business Writing: Reports, Memos and Meeting Minutes
Learn the writing skills used in Canadian offices: plain language, clear memos, short reports and meeting minutes with action items. Five short lessons and a quiz, with a certificate of completion.
60minutes
5lessons
1final quiz
Freecertificate of completion
What you’ll be able to do
- Plan any workplace document by reader and purpose, and lead with the main point
- Rewrite wordy sentences in plain, specific Canadian English
- Write a memo with a clear heading block and subject line
- Organize a short report with an executive summary, findings and recommendations
- Take and write meeting minutes with decisions and action items that have owners and due dates
- Edit, proofread and name files so documents are accurate and easy to find
Curriculum
01
Course lessons
5 lessons · module quiz- 01
Plain language and the readerLesson - 02
Writing clear memosLesson - 03
Writing short business reportsLesson - 04
Meeting agendas and minutesLesson - 05
Editing, proofreading and document controlLesson - 06
QUIZBusiness Writing: Reports, Memos and Meeting Minutes: final quizQuiz