Workplace Writing:

Say What You Mean. Be Understood.

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At work, you write in English. It’s correct, it’s polished — and yet people still aren’t entirely sure what you mean. Not ideal. And yet the problem is usually not your English. It’s tone.

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In German-speaking contexts, for example, writing often values precision, detail and complex structures — all very good things. But in English, this same approach in writing can come across very differently indeed. And the reader may feel the writing is strangely distant,  unnecessarily complicated, and overly formal.  

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The result? Writing that you want to sound professional, impressive and inviting can end up feeling… really, really hard work to read. And that is not what you want when someone is deciding whether to work with you.

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The good news? This is fixable — and usually much more quickly than you think.

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Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for professionals who use English at work, including:

• administrative staff

• engineers

• international teams

• managers

• researchers

In short: anyone who writes in English and wants their message to be clear, natural and effective — not just technically correct.

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What We Work With

We focus on the kinds of writing you deal with every day:

• emails (requests, replies, follow-ups)

• giving information or instructions

• internal and external communication

• short explanations

 

What You Will Learn

• how to make your main point clear immediately — so the reader doesn’t have to search for it

• how to reduce passive structures and write more directly

• how to replace overly formal or technical phrasing with natural English

• how to turn long, heavy sentences into short, clear ones

 

We Also Work On

• choosing the right tone — professional without sounding distant or abrupt

• cutting unnecessary words (“less is more”)

• structuring messages so they are easy to follow

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How the Course Works

You will work on real texts in every session — including your own writing — and improve them properly, not just lightly edit them.

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No jargon. No theory overload. No “interesting in principle”. Just writing that works.

 

Outcome

By the end of the course, your writing will be:

• much clearer

• much easier to read

• much easier to understand

• much more direct

• much more welcoming and inviting for the reader

 

If your writing sounds extremely important but isn’t always easy to understand, this course will fix that.

Because if your reader has to work, you’ve already lost them.

 

Format

The course can be delivered as:

• in-company training

• short courses

• tailored sessions

• workshops