Collaborative Business Writing

Writing and communication skills have degraded with more and more people communicating through email and instant messaging. Developing writing skills is still important in the business world as is creating proper documents (such as proposals, reports, and agendas) giving you that extra edge in the workplace.

The Collaborative Business Writing workshop will give your participants the knowledge and skills to collaborate with others and create that important document. Your participants will touch on the types of collaboration, and ways to improve them through certain tools and processes. These basic skills will provide your participants with that extra benefit in the business world that a lot of people are losing

Module One: Getting Started

• Housekeeping Items
• Pre-Assignment Review

Workshop Objectives

• Action Plan

Module 2: What is Collaborative Business Writing?

• Clarifying the Objective
• Practical Writing Approaches
• Collaborative Writing Strategies
• Collaborative Writing Patterns
• Case Study

Module Two: Review Questions

Module 3: Types of Collaborative Business Writing

• Parallel Construction – 'cut and paste'
• Parallel Construction – 'puzzle'
• Sequential Summative Construction
• Integrating Construction
• Case Study

Module Three: Review Questions

Module 4: Collaborative Team Members

• Team Leader Selection
• Chief Editor Designation
• Characteristics of Team Members
• Ways to Build Collaborative Writing Team
• Case Study

Module Four: Review Questions

Module 5: Collaborative Tools and Processes

• Outlines and Storyboards
• Collaborative Planning
• Collaborative Revision
• Collaborative Team Cohesion
• Case Study

Module Five: Review Questions

Module 6: Setting Style Guidelines

• Voice and Person
• Format
• Consistent Spelling of Commonly Used Words
• Numbers as Words or Figures
• Case Study

Module Six: Review Questions

Module 7: Barriers to Successful Collaborative Writing

• Hoarding
• Innovation
• Search
• Knowledge Transfer
• Case Study

Module Seven: Review Questions

Module 8: Overcoming Collaborative Writing Barriers

• Practicing T-shaped Management
• Building Network of Alliances
• Implementing Enablers
• Assessing the Culture and Areas for Improvement
• Case Study

Module Eight: Review Questions

Module 9: Styles of Dealing with Conflict

• Ensure that Good Relationships are the First Priority
• Keep People and Problems Separate
• Pay Attention to the Interests that are Being Presented
• Listen First, Talk Second
• Case Study

Module Nine: Review Questions

Module 10: Tips for Successful Business Writing Collaboration

• Determine Purpose
• Formulate Outline and Organizational Format
• Selection of Team Leader
• Assign Writing Tasks and Associated Duties
• Case Study

Module Ten: Review Questions

Module 11: Examples of Collaborative Business Writing

• Writing Emails
• Writing Reports
• Writing Training Manuals
• Writing Company Handbooks
• Case Study

Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module 12: Wrapping Up

• Words From The Wise
• Lessons Learned
• Recommended Reading
• Completion Of Action Plans And Evaluations