Advanced Business Communications Skills

Program Overview

Senior professionals are judged by how clearly they write, brief and persuade. This course develops advanced business communication across the formats that matter most: executive summaries and board papers structured with the Pyramid Principle, concise emails and memos, data-supported presentations, and high-stakes conversations with stakeholders. Participants learn to analyse audiences, build a clear message hierarchy, adapt tone for government, corporate and client contexts, and handle questions and objections with confidence. Practical attention is given to the bilingual Arabic-English environments common in the Gulf, cross-cultural communication, and sensitive situations such as change announcements or service failures.

Learning Outcomes

• ✓Analyse an audience's priorities and knowledge level to define the core message and desired action for a communication.
• ✓Structure an executive summary or board paper using the Pyramid Principle with a clear recommendation upfront.
• ✓Rewrite emails and memos to improve clarity, brevity and tone for senior and external readers.
• ✓Design and deliver a data-supported presentation that leads to a specific decision.
• ✓Handle challenging questions and objections in meetings using structured response techniques.
• ✓Prepare a communication plan for a sensitive announcement, including key messages and stakeholder sequencing.

Target Audience

• Managers and senior specialists who brief executives and boards
• Business analysts, consultants and project leads preparing recommendations
• Executive office and corporate communication staff
• Client-facing professionals in banking, energy and government services

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