The Business Writing Center

Online Business Writing and Grammar Courses

The Business Writing Center’s courses teach the best practices organizations are using today to write clear, high-quality business documents that get the responses you want and show your competence as a business writer.

Graduation Certificate

Graduation Certificate

Graduates receive a graduation certificate.

Writing Evaluation Now

Writing Evaluation Now

An instructor will evaluate your writing and tell you training you need. Send a sample to instructor@ businesswriting.com.

Set your Own pace

Set Your Own Pace

You may work at your own pace and complete lessons, assignments, and tests on your own schedule.

Lifetime Access

Lifetime Access

The course materials remain online after you graduate so you can come back to them for reference.

Detailed Feedback

Detailed Feedback

Your instructor reads your writing and writes extensive notes to help you learn the skills you need.

Instructor Access

Instructor Access

You have access to your instructor by email or phone when you have questions.

Corporate and
Government Training

The Business Writing Center offers a range of courses and discounts tailor-made to the unique needs of your organization.

Training for Individuals

Our highly qualified faculty will teach you the best practices you need to be a skilled business communicator.

Over 8,000 Clients Worldwide

The Business Writing Center has trained staff from a broad range of business organizations.

45 courses to fit all training needs

BWC442
In-Depth

$395.00

This course will teach you how to proofread your documents as you go through a review of...
Business writing classes self-study
BWC80
Self-Study

$125.00

You will go through all the essential business English grammar rules as you study on your own....
online editing business writing courses
BWC370
In-Depth

$395.00

The Writing Effective Sales Letters course teaches sales professionals how to write letters that move a potential...
online writing business proposals course
BWC620
Advanced

$710.00

Personal coaching in how to apply business writing best practices from an accomplished college of business professor....
online Microsoft Word course
BWC405
In-Depth

$395.00

Microsoft Word has given every business writer all the powerful tools that were available only to publishers,...
how to write meeting minutes class
BWC217
In-Depth

$395.00

Learn how to record and write accurate, complete professional meeting minutes, plus evaluations of three additional sets...

Can’t Decide Which course is right for you? send a writing sample. WE'LL SUGGEST the COURSE.

We are here to help you become a proficient writer.

Call Us

309-452-2831

Email Us:

instructor@businesswriting.com

Robert Hogan, PhD

Senior Writing Instructor

Coaching, Tutoring, and Training from Dr. Robert Hogan

Robert Hogan, PhD, is an accomplished business-writing trainer with over 40 years’ experience training business writers in companies, government agencies, and universities.

  • Professor of business report writing and communications in the MBA program at Illinois State University and at the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County College
  • Published expert in writing training with articles in English Education, College Composition and Communication, Research in the Teaching of English, and various conference proceedings
  • Author of two books training business writers: Explicit Business Writing: Best Practices for the Twenty-first Century, and Business Writing Skills for Forensic Laboratory Managers
  • Owner of a writing company creating documents for technology usage
  • Consultant with Applied Science Associates, consulting in business writing with companies such as BankIllinois,  AT&T, Caterpillar, Country Companies, Medcom Systems, and others.
  • Director of the Business Writing Center

Dr. Hogan’s PhD is in training and supervision, with a focus on training in writing. He is the author of most of the training materials in the 45 courses offered by the Business Writing Center. As a result, he selects the training from the courses that will be most beneficial for you. As you learn with Dr. Hogan, you can expect the following:

You will be able to contact Dr. Hogan by email or phone at any time to ask questions about your business writing needs.

Testimonials

Most students spontaneously write emails to their instructors with positive comments about their training experiences. This is just a small sampling.

Dear Ms. Griffin, I have learned a great deal and been able to benefit from using it at work. My supervisor is very pleased with my emails. Thanks for all your help and support. Keep up the good work.
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Virginia
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I want to thank you for working with me. Both our senior editor and my supervisor have commented that my writing has improved.

Thank you very much for your patience and instruction.

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Tiana
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I appreciate all of your help, and have learned a lot from your course. I feel more confident in my writing and I attribute that to your patience and the way the class is designed. Thanks for all of your help and encouragement.

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Douglas
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WONDERFUL! I have really learned a lot taking the course. It was a real challenge for me because I do this same thing all day at work and it’s hard to make yourself do it when you come home.

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Dr. Hogan
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Most Popular Courses Based on Enrollments
  and Evaluations

The following is an expanded list of our most popular courses. For a more interactive experience, try our new course catalog.

BWC442

Training in How to Proofread Your Own Business Writing

This course will teach you how to proofread your documents as you go through a review of basic business usage
Business writing classes self-study
BWC80

Basic Business Grammar Self-Study

You will go through all the essential business English grammar rules as you study on your own.
online editing business writing courses
BWC370

Writing Sales Letters That Sell

The Writing Effective Sales Letters course teaches sales professionals how to write letters that move a potential customer to action
online writing business proposals course
BWC620

One-on-One Coaching in Writing Quality Business Documents

Personal coaching in how to apply business writing best practices from an accomplished college of business professor.
online Microsoft Word course
BWC405

Using Microsoft Word to Create Quality Business Documents

Microsoft Word has given every business writer all the powerful tools that were available only to publishers, professional editors, and
how to write meeting minutes class
BWC217

Recording and Writing Meeting Minutes with Additional Minutes Evaluations

Learn how to record and write accurate, complete professional meeting minutes, plus evaluations of three additional sets of minutes.