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     Fundamentals of Business Writing

      Interpersonal Negotiations: Breaking Down the Barriers

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Fundamentals of Business Writing

A ground-breaking approach to writing with a greater focus on planning and revising documents! Employees will practice how to analyze their purpose and audience, organize the content of the document, write a lightning-fast draft and finally revise like an expert editor would. The course includes tools for eliminating procrastination, including Purpose and Audience Analysis Sheet, brainstorming techniques and Editor's Checklist.

Course Objective: Develop a process for clear and effective business writing by focusing on planning and revising documents.

Gain the skills to:

  • Make sure your written words say exactly what you mean
  • Sharpen your competitive edge through good, clear writing
  • Identify words and phrases that get in the way of clear, concise communication
  • Quickly analyze, organize, write, and revise any document

When you complete this course, you will know how to write with clarity and style, so your ideas come across clearly and quickly. You'll become a sharp-eyed critic, constantly spurring yourself to do better. Best of all, you'll learn by doing, by building, and evaluating your own letter. You'll discover how to avoid writer's block by making writing a process with a beginning, middle, and end.

You'll learn how to:

  • Use expressive words; keep sentences and paragraphs short; keep thoughts simple
  • Use techniques that involve the reader and create the feeling of personal communication
  • Format documents so they're inviting to look at and easy to read

Instructor: Darylen Cote, TRiO Upward Bound Director, University of Maine at Presque Isle Course runs consecutive Mondays
         March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2008
           6:00 pm class start time in the Campus Center Alumni Room


Interpersonal Negotiations: Breaking Down the Barriers

Finally… a negotiation framework that encourages a positive outcome for both parties. This course takes the “win/win” concept a step further by helping build on mutual understanding of each party's needs and provide a proven framework for fulfilling them. Here are the secrets that can help turn an adversary into an advocate… ensure a safe, fair and effective process… and overcome blocks to successful negotiation.

Course Objective: Employ a negotiation framework that encourages a positive outcome for both parties.

Gain the skills to:

  • Ensure a safe, fair, and effective negotiation process
  • Direct the negotiation process to create mutual understanding and acceptance
  • Make it easy for others to understand your needs
  • Be creative and persistent to address and resolve blocks to successful negotiation

Learn how to:

  • Recognize and understand your own needs and those of the other person
  • Assess the other person's behavioral and emotional responses
  • Encourage mutual understanding and acceptance so both sides walk away satisfied
  • Acknowledge your own and the other person's perceptions and beliefs
  • Avoid getting mired in the process

Instructor: Carolyn Dorsey-Durepo, Director of Continuing Education, Husson College
Course runs consecutive Tuesdays
         POSTPONED - NEW Course dates - March 25 April 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2008
           6:00 pm class start time in the Campus Center Alumni Room


Testimonials: What's in it for me ? ?

"I feel that the practical information and the interaction with other managers/supervisors has been extremely beneficial to my personal and work development."
CATHERINE RICKER (BurrellesLuce)
Certificates in both Management and Human Resources

"The AMA Program is WONDERFUL! The flexibility allows a full-time employed person or full-time parent the opportunity to take these classes that lead to a certificate that can only benefit them in their current position or any they aspire for."
NANCY CHANDLER (Maine Public Service Company)
Certificate in Management

"The AMA program has been quite influential at our hospital. We have many employees who have graduated from the program. AMA classes have provided them with management development training to become more successful in their job and to advance professionally."
TOM UMPHREY -- (Vice President for Human Resources, The Aroostook Medical Center)

Information- Tuition

Tuition: Each course is $200. Tuition includes instruction, text, and materials. Payment is due in full prior to the first day of class.
  • A $50 fee will be charged to the student if the cancellation is not received SEVEN days prior to first class date.

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