Webinars
“I just can’t get started. I look at that blank screen, and I freeze,” Alice said. “And when I do write something, it’s drivel.”
Alice is like most of us. She never learned the writing process. The real process—not the idealized version we imagine. Somehow we got the idea that good writers write great first drafts. It doesn’t work that way. Writing is messy. Great writers, writers you love to read, write terrible first drafts. And they work hard to polish and perfect what you eventually read. That’s just how the writing process works.
To teach the writing process (and lots of creativity tips and techniques), we offer on-demand and live webinars so you can achieve effective business writing conveniently and affordably. Check out all the ways to make your business writing rock!
1. Grab ‘N’ Go Webinars - On Demand
Grab exciting tips and tools and go take action—that delivers increased respect, results, and revenues!
Our Grab ‘N’ Go Webinars are an easy and affordable way to ensure your success. They’re like creativity snacks: 45 minutes of exploring and practicing the most effective writing techniques. Questions after watching? Contact our director, Lynda McDaniel, at director@afcbw.com for quick answers to keep your momentum going.
These webinars are packed with writing tips, tools, and tricks of the trade so you can increase your sales; retain clients and attract new ones; and write attention-grabbing, traffic-building articles, blogs, books, proposals—whatever you write at work (even e-mail!)
Choose from our Grab ‘N’ Go menu. All webinars are $14.97 on demand; with companion e-book $19.97 (a $24.94 value):
- Brainstorm for More Business: Tap into ideas you didn’t even know you had, plus learn 16 attention-grabbing, traffic-building business writing tips. (Companion e-book: Creativity @ Work: 89 ways to add verve to your verbiage—and zeroes to your paycheck). Learn more.
- How to Write a Bang-Up Bio: Look sharp and sound smart! (Companion e-book: Promote Yourself! 33 tips for writing bang-up bios, resumes, cover letters, and press). Learn more.
- Write Attention-Grabbing, Traffic-Building Articles/Blogs: Build your brand, share your expertise, and get found online. (Companion e-book: How to Write Attention-Grabbing, Traffic-Building Articles: 34 ways to write powerful articles online and on the newsstand. A veteran journalist shows you how). Learn more. This webinar is FREE when you sign up for our e-newsletter (upper right).
- How to Write Persuasive and Profitable Proposals: Complete RFPs with ease and pocket more profits. (Companion e-book: Creativity @ Work: 89 ways to add verve to your verbiage—and zeroes to your paycheck). Learn more.
- Tell Tales at Work for Fun and Profit: Engage readers and tap into their emotions (where they buy and buy in). (Companion e-book: Words at Work: Powerful business writing delivers increased sales, improved results, and even a promotion or two.) Learn more.
- Good Writing is Really Good Editing: Bad writers just stopped too soon. (Companion e-book: Words at Work: Powerful business writing delivers increased sales, improved results, and even a promotion or two.) Learn more.
- Write Right to Sell More: The right words at the right time deliver the goods. (Companion e-book: The Writer’s Companion: Quick answers to writing questions to make your writing—and career—soar!) Learn more.
2. Writing Skills Webinars
We offer online business writing training that delivers increased results for the entire workforce—from CEOs to managers, administrative staff to customer-service reps.
In addition to creating custom webinars, we currently offer four timely topics:
- Effective Business E-mail: Get it opened and get results! Learn more.
- Kick-start Your Writing—and Finish with a Flourish. Learn more.
- Write Attention-Grabbing, Traffic-Building Reports, Proposals, Articles, Blogs—Whatever You Write at Work. Learn more.
- Your GPS for Business Writing for Success: Grammar, punctuation and style! Learn more.
3. Webinars for Virtual Assistants
Power Words that Gain—and Retain—More Clients: A webinar series for virtual assistants. As a virtual assistant, you know how much more everyone is writing these days. Instead of face-to-face meetings and personal phone calls, we send e-mails and texts. To get found online, we write blogs and articles. As a result, we often don’t meet the people we communicate with, so our words are how they perceive us. And that means typos and gaffes are like greasy hair and spinach between our teeth! Not the impression we want to leave.
The Power Words that Gain—and Retain—More Clients webinar series is packed with information and inspiration to help you write better after the first hour! And you’ll keep learning over the weeks ahead as you practice and master all the tips, tools, and tricks of the trade shared in every webinar. You’ll learn how to:
- Avoid the biggest mistake people make every day in their writing.
- Double your writing speed in four easy steps.
- Write with good grammar and perfect punctuation.
- Craft attention-grabbing articles, blogs, reports, proposals—for you and your clients.
- Use key power words scientifically proven to persuade.
- Tap into powerful ideas and solutions you didn’t even know you had!
Enjoy these webinars on demand or schedule customized live webinars. Learn more here.
4. Webinars for Realtors
Power Words that List—and Sell—More Properties
Realtors need to differentiate themselves in today’s competitive marketplace. For starters, you need bang-up bios, attention-grabbing flyers, engaging ads, and a high-ranking website. And you need them fast.
The Power Words that List—and Sell—More Properties webinar series is packed with information and inspiration to help you write better after the first hour! And you’ll keep learning over the weeks ahead as you practice and master all the tips, tools, and tricks of the trade shared in every webinar. You’ll learn how to:
- Avoid the biggest mistake people make every day in sales writing.
- Double your writing speed in four easy steps.
- Use key power words scientifically proven to persuade.
- Write right to sell more.
- Tap into powerful ideas and solutions you didn’t know you had!
Enjoy these webinars on demand or schedule customized live webinars. Learn more here.
5. Free webinars
From time to time, we offer free webinars on a variety of topics. When you sign up (upper right) for our free e-newsletter, Tips, Tools & Tricks of the Trade, you’ll also receive notices about our free webinars and events.
