Executive Communication & Business Writing
Write emails, reports, and proposals that get read and acted on. Pyramid principle, BLUF, and editing systems that cut review cycles in half.
The framework
Executive Communication
A structured approach to business writing based on the Pyramid Principle and SCQA (Situation–Complication–Question–Answer) framework. Covers business cases, briefing notes, decision papers, and email communication to senior stakeholders.
How you'll learn
Text-first. Practice-heavy. No video lectures.
15-minute text lessons
Short, dense reading you can finish between meetings — not hour-long video lectures.
Hands-on exercises
Apply the framework to a realistic scenario, right in the module where you learned it.
Quizzes & assessments
Check your judgment, not just your memory — most questions are situational.
Certificate on completion
Finish a course and get a shareable certificate, automatically.
About this course
Most business writing buries the recommendation in paragraph four. This course teaches you to write the way senior decision-makers read — answer first, evidence second, context last. You will learn to write business cases, briefing notes, and decision papers that get read, understood, and acted on.
The project: Write a Business Case That Gets Approved
Take a real or realistic business case scenario and write a complete business case document — executive summary, problem statement, options analysis, recommendation, and implementation plan — using the frameworks taught in the course.
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How Senior Decision-Makers Read
20 min· Knowledge check - 2
SCQA: The Structure Behind Every Good Business Document
30 min· Knowledge check· 📚 1 resource - 3
Writing the Business Case
30 min· Knowledge check - 4
Briefing Notes and Decision Papers
25 min· Knowledge check - 5
Editing for Clarity: The Revision Discipline
20 min· Knowledge check