Featured course

Gary delivering a business-writing course

High-impact business writing with AI

Courses

Explore our range of courses, covering all topic areas of writing at work.

Choose from three formats: prescheduled trainer-led courses open to anyone, self-paced online learning and tailored in-house courses built around your needs.

Popular courses

Business report writing

$

Bid, tender and sales-proposal writing

$

Writing exceptional board reports

$

Policy and procedure writing

$

Storytelling in business

$

High-impact business writing with AI

$

View all courses

$
Low angle view of a dog and its owner walking in the countryside

Why humans beat the bots at creativity

Interview still of host J. Alex Greenwood and guest Rob Ashton, with YouTube play button

Is AI making our writing better – or worse? PR After Hours interview

Resources

Whether your next task is a report, a press release or a presentation, a little help goes a long way. Find actionable, expert guides and tips in our Knowledge Hub.

AI

$

Bids and proposals

$

Business report writing

$

Business writing essentials

$

Corporate communications

$

Professional email writing

$

Technical writing

$

Writing for marketing

$

Writing to customers

$

Writing to the board

$

FAQs

You’ll find answers to the most common questions we get about our training on this page. If we haven’t answered your question, you can submit it there. 

Explore our FAQs

$

Useful information

If you’re considering our training, these pages will give you a fuller picture of what we do and how we do it – and how it can help you or your team.

Our pricing

$

Our approach

$

Our writing analysis

$

Coaching enquiry

$

AI Ready

$

Emphasis is the UK’s leading business-writing training company, offering specialist business-writing training and consultancy services to private and public sector organisations all over the world.

About us

Emphasis has been training companies and individuals in how to make their communication work for 25 years. Find out more about our story and our work below.

Our story

$

Our people

$

Our clients

$

Case studies

$

Courses

Resources

FAQs

About Us

Resources

Explore our additional resources and get detailed support on these common business writing areas.

Writing with Empathy guide

Understand the crucial part empathy plays in turning unhappy customers into fans and advocates – and how to bring empathy into your emails and messages.

The Write Stuff

Get your own PDF copy of The Write Stuff, the definitive guide for everyone who writes at work.

Bid management templates

Simple, adaptable temples for smart, systematic bid management – plus less stress and better odds of success.

Theme statements guide

Reveal the full step-by-step process to nailing theme statements and winning more business with this free guide.

Fill any training course guide

Download the definitive guide to making your organisation’s training courses popular, well-attended and successful. It’s an invaluable ally to professionals in L&D and HR.

Social media plan template

Get the free planner template: plan effectively, post consistently and keep your audience engaged.

Social media guidelines template

Easily create social media guidelines that keep your brand consistent, empower employees to create and protect your brand’s reputation.

Press release template

This template gives you the structure you need to sell your story – and ensures you don’t leave anything out.

Networking email templates

Banish blank-screen anxiety and use these templates every time you sit down to write network-building emails.

Proofreading checklist

Get your free step-by-step guide to perfectly proofread documents.