THE COMPLEAT GARGOYLE - Graham School of General Studies ...

WRITING AND
SPEAKING
FOR BUSINESS
AND THE
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Persuasive Communication
Clear communication is essential. It
is the vehicle by which we accomplish
goals and coordinate activities.
This course is designed to enhance
public communication skills. You
are assessed and given a personal
plan for improvement. Presentations
are videotaped and later
viewed privately with the instructor.
Topics include principles of communication,
analyzing and motivating
listeners, establishing credibility,
and improving delivery.
Donna Surges-Tatum
Ms. Surges-Tatum consults with
companies and professionals
seeking to improve their communications.
Her research focuses on the
assessment of effective communication
skills. She holds a PhD from the
University of Chicago.
Course Code WSPCOM
Section 12S1
Spring 2012
Gleacher Center
$585
Tuesdays
March 27–May 15
5:30–8 pm
Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20
Effective Writing in Business
and the Professions
In the workplace, writing succeeds
when it is easy to read, efficient, and
valuable. The more you know, the
more difficult it can be to communicate
your expertise clearly and
persuasively. To share your expertise
with others, you must organize
your material, structure your
ideas, and frame your concepts in
language that is both precise enough
to be accurate and direct enough to
be clear to your reader. This course
introduces techniques you can use
to diagnose and revise your writing
so it will succeed with any readers,
from colleagues to clients to the
general public. Tuition includes
course materials.
Tracy Weiner
Ms. Weiner is a co-associate director
of the University Writing Program
at the University of Chicago,
where she teaches academic and
professional writing and supervises
and trains a staff of writing
instructors in the humanities and
professional schools.
Course Code WSEWBP
Section 12S1
Spring 2012
Gleacher Center
$585
Wednesdays
March 28–May 16
5:30–8 pm
Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20
Writing and Speaking for Business
EXECUTIVE ESL
Are you a non-native English
speaker seeking to close the gap
between yourself and native English
speakers on the job? These courses
will help you refine your speaking
and writing skills, gain a firmer
grasp on those nuances that elude
you, and become more effective and
successful in your professional life.
Intensive Writing Workshop
for Non-Native English
Speakers
Non-native speakers face special
challenges when writing in English.
In this workshop, through a series
of guided exercises and tasks,
students will practice principles
and techniques designed to improve
their professional writing, examining
issues such as formal versus
informal language, patterns of
discourse in English, genre-specific
writing, and functional vocabulary.
Students will also focus on
addressing paragraph and sentencelevel
issues, with special attention
paid to the most common errors
made by non-native speakers of
English. The course will conclude
with work on specific genres of
written communication, including
memos, formal letters or emails,
and business reports.
Jason Romano
Mr. Romano has taught a multitude
of language skills at varying levels
in both professional and academic
settings. His background includes
developing English language
programs as a Fulbright scholar in
Madrid as well as more recently for
the San Diego County Library. He
is also an instructor for the English
Language Institute at the University
of Chicago’s International House.
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