[MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute - Week 1: Better Business Writing in English

title: [MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute - Better Business Writing in English - Week 1
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## Preface

After a big event, the best way to recharge is to continue to enrich yourself (torture yourself). I happened to have some training subsidies from the company, so I picked some related business English training courses to look at. This one I think is highly recommended after auditing, which teaches you how to write business writing articles. It focuses on the grammar, parts of speech, and related writing concepts of the article. It can make your writing more organized and less prone to grammatical errors.

The first week made me feel very useful, mainly some tenses and things to pay attention to in writing, which is great.

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- [MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute - Better Business Writing in English - Week 4

## Course Resources

- [Business English Writing Course Schedule](https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-writing-english/home/info)

## Week 1: Sentence Types

### Three suggestions of make your own voice:

1. Focus your reader
2. Write Actively 
  1. Through active voice (use active verbs as much as possible)
3. Be Positive & Sincere 
  1. Make sure the reader can see your smile in your writing.

### Transition words

- And, But, So, (need to consider the relationship between the preceding and following sentences)
- You can use a; b to replace conjunctions

### About tenses in resumes (Verb Tense):

- Make it easy to read, keep it in short and focus.

#### Present Tense:

- Facts
- Opinions
- Habit, routines

#### Assignment: Write a cover letter - the key points:

- **Paragraph 1: Greeting**

- **Paragraph 2: Past Contributions**

- **Paragraph 3: Show your enthusiasm**

- **Paragraph 4: Request an interview**