WORKSHOPS

From
THE FAX-WRITE^® LANGUAGE SERVICE DIVISION
of
TEXT-AND-TALK CONSULTANCY (THAILAND) LIMITED

NOW, AT LAST !
FROM THE FAX-WRITE
LANGUAGE SKILLS DIVISION :
The Grant-Ballinger
MULTI-LEVEL BUSINESS WRITING
WORKSHOP
FOR THAI ADMINISTRATORS ONLY!!

Based on the principles followed by famous Business Writing Workshops
producing outstanding results around the world . . .

But improved and customized
to satisfy the needs, problems, usage and wishes
of Thai administrators especially . . .
THERE IS NOW NO NEED FOR YOUR COMPANY
TO TURN OUT RISKY OR "SECOND-CLASS" WRITING
IN YOUR COMPANY'S IMPORTANT ENGLISH DOCUMENTS!

WHO NEEDS THIS WORKSHOP

Secretaries. Middle management personnel and supervisors. Top company executives and directors. Any company doing business with foreigners, if there is a risk that poor or badly-organized English writing may cause "loss of face" or misunderstandings.

WHAT THIS WORKSHOP WILL NOT DO FOR YOU. You will not become as skilled in English language document writing as professional English native speakers. You will not, as if by magic, stop making a few minor spelling or grammatical errors. You will not avoid the need to have professional English writing experts, such as those of our own FAX-WRITE^® Language Skills Division "brush up" your promotional pieces or legal documents.

WHAT THIS WORKSHOP WILL DO FOR YOU. You will learn to write:

Professional letters -- Executive Summaries
Proposals -- Reports and Memos --
THAT MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
in just 4 DAYS

You also will learn:

To identify barriers to effective writing --
so you can diagnose your own writing correctly --
and then use your new skills and techniques
to overcome these barriers!

What ineffective writing is, how it's bad for business --
why writing is ineffective --
and how to make ALL of your correspondence "work for you"
in the global marketplace!

ALL THE STEPS NECESSARY TO FOLLOW
to make all of your business writings
clear, brief and complete!

HOW TO FORMAT AND ARRANGE YOUR MESSAGES,
incorporating your new knowledge about:
The correct "order" of presentation --
the importance of "white space" --
the use of reference lines and subject headings --
the creation of lists, charts and tables!

How to "get to the point" in your writings by:
deleting unnecessary details and words --
writing good "average-length" sentences with short, powerful words --
and effectively using connecting words, transition words
and words with familiar meanings to "professionalize" your work!

How to give your correspondence "strength", "sincerity" and "courtesy"
through choice of words and "tone"
in order for them to appear "businesslike",
but still polite, friendly, sincere and "warm" --
how to avoid "risk" by using the "passive voice", and, at the same time,
how to change passive voice to active voice, to demonstrate power!

Which English words are the "keys"
to effective compositions that get "right to the point", politely --
and that native-speaking business persons expect to see!

HOW THE WORKSHOP IS PRESENTED. Unlike other Business Writing Workshops requiring four consecutive 8-hour days of practice (which is difficult for many companies to arrange and too intensive for most staff members attending), our workshop is scheduled to be conducted at your place of business -- or at any other location you designate -- over Saturday and Sunday on two consecutive weekends! The 8-hour "sessions" include a one-hour lunch break and two 10-minute "mini-breaks" in the morning, and again in the afternoon. There is one table for each group of four learners, and there must be exactly four at each table, to ensure efficient practice and group learning. The presenter himself, and an assistant presenter, assists groups at each table. As a permanent reference source, a complete, hardbound student manual will be provided at no charge to each staff member, manager or administrator who attends our workshop!

HOW THE GRANT-BALLINGER WORKSHOP WAS DEVELOPED. More than a year of research of internationally successful Business Writing Workshops was conducted, and an analysis performed regarding how such a workshop would need to be improved in order to make it successful forThai business persons, as opposed to those in Europe, South America or Japan. From this research, we have developed the following content features especially for Thai persons (and which no other Business Writing Workshop in the world currently offers)!

BUSINESS VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION!

Instruction regarding GRAMMATICAL FORMS
one needs to know, in order to accomplish any effective English writing!

AN ABSOLUTELY FREE ANALYSIS
OF ENGLISH DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE DONE UP TO NOW --
HOW THESE NEED TO BE REWRITTEN --
AND HOW TO PREVENT THE DEMONSTRATED PROBLEMS
FROM COMING UP AGAIN

ABOUT JONATHAN GRANT AND G. F.W. BALLINGER.

1. Mr. Jonathan Grant (affectionately called "Big Jon" by all who know him) is Thai-fluent, and without doubt one of Thailand's best and most popular English conversation and writing instructors -- and has taught successfully in over 60 major Thailand companies and organizations, including, as examples, Bangkok Steel Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly (Thailand) Inc., The Inchcape Group, The Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand, Thai Farmers Bank PCL, The Ministry of Finance of Thailand, Thai Military Bank PCL, Siam Commercial Bank PCL, Lotus Supercenter, Toshiba (Thailand) Ltd. and United Thai Shipping Co., Ltd. In fact, we would not be surprised if "Big Jon" has already taught at your own company! If so, you know how good he is -- and this is your chance to enjoy his instruction again!

2. Mr. G. F. W. Ballinger. Mr. Ballinger also is Thai fluent. He is formerly the Production Controller, Material Controller and Foreign Liaison Manager for GEC-Alsthom Signaling in the UK, Brazil and Bangkok -- and possesses over 20 years of specialized on-hands business administration experience in the following areas: Electrical Engineering; systems analysis; advanced computer programming for manufacturing; scheduling and material/cost management; logistics; stock control; forecasting and manpower selection (recruitment); Project Program Controlling (PERT); bank alarm systems; air conditioning systems; power panel manufacturing; import-export documentation; insurance claims; preparation of tender estimates; business writing, and customized course creation -- and actual in-the-classroom business English instruction in Thailand and other countries!

At the moment, these two excellent presenters are preparing themselves for a time soon to come, when they will have full presentation schedules already: by thoroughly training the most experienced business persons from our staff of more than 70 professional English instructors now working for TEXT-AND-TALK -- to do presentations of our Business Writing Workshop -- and many of these instructors have business backgrounds so extensive that presenters the world over might be envious!

WORKSHOP FEES. The other most popular Business Writing Workshop now available in Thailand, without any customizing of content to the needs of Thai business persons costs:

180,000 baht!

Our feeling is:

WHY SHOULD WE CHARGE ANY LESS?

Nevertheless,

FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST, 1997
OUR WORKSHOP WILL BE AVAILABLE
AT A SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY DISCOUNT
OF 20% - 32% LESS THAN THE ABOVE PRICE!

THE DIFFERENT LEVELS, BY STAFF RANKING.

1. THE GRANT-BALLINGER BUSINESS WRITING WORKSHOP FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND DIRECTORS
This workshop is FOR 4 EXECUTIVES ONLY, and is organized for privacy, maximized workshop (practice) activity and top administrator content. Ample accommodation also is made for the specialized enquiries and explanations which this highly-intelligent group will require of the presenter and his assistant!

THIS LEVEL OF WORKSHOP
IS CURRENTLY OFFERED
AT A 20% DISCOUNT
FOR THE TOTAL FEE OF JUST 144,000 BAHT!
(Full workshop fee payable in advance.)

2. THE GRANT-BALLINGER BUSINESS WRITING WORKSHOP FOR EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES.
This workshop is FOR 8 SECRETARIES ONLY, to achieve maximized learning, practice and interchange among same-level English writing-and-translating staff.

THIS LEVEL OF WORKSHOP
IS CURRENTLY OFFERED
AT A 24% DISCOUNT
FOR THE TOTAL FEE OF JUST 136,800 BAHT!
(Full workshop fee payable in advance.)

3. THE GRANT-BALLINGER BUSINESS WRITING WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES AND SUPERVISORS.
This workshop is FOR 12 MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS ONLY, though key secretaries may be included.

THIS LEVEL OF WORKSHOP
IS CURRENTLY OFFERED
AT A 28% DISCOUNT
FOR THE TOTAL FEE OF JUST 129,600 BAHT!
(Full workshop fee payable in advance.)

4. THE GRANT-BALLINGER BUSINESS WRITING WORKSHOP FOR THE FULL MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND SECRETARIAL STAFF (TOP EXECUTIVES ALSO WELCOME).
This workshop is FOR 16 STAFF ONLY, from secretarial through middle management levels, and -- for the brave -- even top-level executive personnel!

THIS LEVEL OF WORKSHOP
IS CURRENTLY OFFERED
AT A 32% DISCOUNT
FOR THE TOTAL FEE OF JUST 122,400 BAHT!
(Full workshop fee payable in advance.)

This fee represents a cost of JUST 7,640 BAHT PER STAFF MEMBER!

HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY THE LAST TIME YOU SPONSORED
AN IMPORTANT WORKSHOP FOR YOU STAFF?

Could any workshop be more useful to your company in the long-term than one ensuring that:

ONLY PROFESSIONAL-QUALITY ENGLISH WRITING WORK
LEAVES YOUR OFFICE AND REACHES
YOUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS?

AND WHO BESIDES TEXT-AND-TALK --
the leading Business English school in Thailand today --
would you prefer to have present this workshop
to your important management and secretarial staff!

CALL OR FAX US now, at the above numbers, to receive more information, or to describe your own needs and objectives. Or, send an e-mail to leigh@langserv.com at your earliest convenience.

OTHER WORKSHOPS
SOON TO BE AVAILABLE

LANGUAGE-RELATED WORKSHOPS (by famous presenters, both Thai and English native-speaking).

Answering the telephone, and telephone usage development. 12 hours, over one weekend.
Telephone etiquette. 24 hours, one weekend + the following Saturday.
English Information Systems. 12 hours, over one weekend.
Business Letter Writing (only) 12 hours, over one weekend.
Public Speaking. 24 hours, over two weekends.

SALES & MARKETING WORKSHOPS (by famous presenters, both Thai and English native-speaking).

Marketing Development. 16 hours, over two weekends.
Developing a Market. 12 hours, over one weekend.
Promotional Tools for Marketing. 12 hours, over one weekend.
Improving Company Sales through a Comprehensive Marketing Program. 24 hours, over two weekends.
Principles of Market Leadership. 12 hours, over one weekend.
How to Instill Management Skills in New Supervisors. 12 hours, over one weekend.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN ( by famous presenters, both Thai and English native-speaking).

Achieving Career Success as a Woman Executive. 24 hours, over two weekends.
Techniques of Crisis Stress Reduction for Women Managers. 18 hours, one weekend + the following Saturday.
Female Supervisors vs. Subordinate Male Teams. 18 hours, one weekend + the following Saturday.
Professional Secretarial Standards from the Boss's Point of View. 18 hours, one weekend + the following Saturday.

GENERAL STAFF WORKSHOPS (by famous presenters, both Thai and English native-speaking).

Staff Manners and Protocol. 24 hours, over two weekends.
Creating Job Motivation. 12 hours, over one weekend.
Improving the Quality of Life. 12 hours, over one weekend.

ADMINISTRATOR WORKSHOPS (by famous presenters, both Thai and English native-speaking).

Putting the Right Person in the Right Job. 12 hours, one weekend.
Restructuring Administrative Programs. 12 hours, over one weekend.

PLEASE LET US KNOW
IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST OR NEED
FOR ANY ONE OF THESE OTHER WORKSHOPS
THAT TEXT-AND-TALK IS EQUIPPED TO PUT ON

FOR YOUR VALUED COMPANY AND STAFF!

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