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Storytelling in business

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Explore our range of courses, covering all topic areas of writing at work.

Choose from three formats: prescheduled trainer-led courses open to anyone, self-paced online learning and tailored in-house courses built around your needs.

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Emphasis is the UK’s leading communication training provider, offering specialist learning programmes and consultancy services to private and public sector organisations all over the world.

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Emphasis has been enabling organisations and individuals to make their communication work for 25 years. Find out more about our story and our work below.

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Business writing essentials

Lay the foundations for clear and effective writing at work

All articles

See into your reader’s mind with ChatGPT

Plan and research your documents with mind maps

The secrets of effective subheadings

How to write a presentation (and deliver it, even via Zoom)

How to proofread a document [with free proofreading checklist PDF]

The readability techniques you need for clear business writing

How to write numbers, figures, dates and times

Five fundamentals for formatting business documents

When should you use hyphens in numbers?

How to make an impact with numbers and statistics

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How to write an effective elevator pitch – and use it in your business [with examples]

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The planning step you should NEVER skip

Useful resources

Prompting Success

The Boardroom Advantage

Report briefing template

Proofreading checklist

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