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SUMMARY:FAU CCEW Business Communications Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:FAU's CCEW To Host Business Communications Roundtable\nBOCA RATON\, FLA. Feb. 22\, 2019---Florida Atlantic University's Community Center for Excellence in Writing (CCEW) will conduct a roundtable discussion offering strategies to improve workplace communications and writing. \n\n \n\nThis discussion will address how stronger communications can improve any business' reputation\, branding\, staff development\, and customer\, and employee relations. This event is co-sponsored by the CCEW\, the Palm Beach Post and the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County. \n\n \n\n"Deficient business writing is one of the most overlooked problems many businesses face\; yet it can be corrected easily\," according to Jeff Galin\, Director of the CCEW.  "Bad writing and inaccurate messages or instructions cause costly\, but preventable\, mistakes. Josh Bernoff recently wrote a piece for The Daily Beast stating that "bad writing is costing American businesses close to $400 billion every year."\n\n \n\nTo help businesses improve their communications\, the CCEW will conduct a breakfast roundtable discussion from 8:30 am to 10:00 on Friday\, March 8\, 2019 at the FAU Boca Raton campus. The roundtable will be held in the CCEW offices\, GS Building 2\, Room 215\, 777 Glades Road\, Boca Raton\, Fla. 33431-0991.\n\n \n\nSpeakers include representatives from the Palm Beach Post\; the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County\; FAU's Small Business Development Center\; a former FAU professor of business writing\, a small business owner\; and the Director of FAU's UCEW/CCEW. \n\n \n\nParticipants can also attend via Skype. Connecting information is provided after you have registered.\n\n \n\nThe normal cost for this roundtable is $150 per person\; however\, full scholarships are available for the first 40 registrants\, thanks to sponsorship of the Community Center for Excellence in Writing. To register for this event\, please visit our site at fau.edu/ccew/workshops.php.\n\n \n\nFor more information\, contact Chuck Epstein\, CCEW Writing Coordinator\, epsteinc@fau.edu\, \n\n253-226-6339.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif">FAU&rsquo\;s CCEW To Host Business Communications Roundtable</span></span></strong></div>\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif">BOCA RATON\, FLA. Feb. 22\, 2019---Florida Atlantic University&rsquo\;s Community Center for Excellence in Writing (CCEW) will conduct a roundtable discussion offering strategies to improve workplace communications and writing. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif">This discussion will address how stronger communications can </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">improve any business&#39\; reputation\, branding\, staff development\, and customer\, and employee relations. This event is co-sponsored by the CCEW\, the <em>Palm Beach Post </em>and the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County. </span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">&ldquo\;Deficient business writing is one of the most overlooked problems many businesses face\; yet it can be corrected easily\,&rdquo\; according to Jeff Galin\, Director of the CCEW. &nbsp\;&ldquo\;Bad writing and inaccurate messages or instructions cause costly\, but preventable\, mistakes. Josh Bernoff recently wrote a piece for <em>The Daily Beast </em>stating that &ldquo\;</span>bad writing is costing American businesses close to $400 billion every year.&rdquo\;</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">To help businesses improve their communications\, the CCEW will conduct a breakfast roundtable discussion from <strong>8:30 am to 10:00 on Friday\, March 8\, 2019 </strong>at the FAU Boca Raton campus. The roundtable will be held in the <strong>CCEW offices\, GS Building 2\, Room 215\, 777 Glades Road\, Boca Raton\, Fla. 33431-0991.</strong></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">Speakers include representatives from the <em>Palm Beach Post</em>\; the </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#444444">Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County\; FAU&rsquo\;s Small Business Development Center\;</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">a former FAU professor of business writing\, a small business owner\; and the Director of FAU&rsquo\;s UCEW/CCEW</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">. </span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#444444">Participants can also attend via Skype. Connecting information is provided after you have registered.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">The normal cost for this roundtable is $150 per person\; however\, <strong>full scholarships are available</strong> for the first 40 registrants\, thanks to sponsorship of the Community Center for Excellence in Writing. To register for this event\, please visit our site at</span></span></span> <strong><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:times new roman">fau.edu/ccew/workshops.php<span style="color:#222222">.</span></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">For more information\, contact Chuck Epstein\, CCEW Writing Coordinator\, </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><u><span style="color:#0563c1">epsteinc@fau.edu\, </span></u></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="color:#222222">253-226-6339.</span></span></span>
LOCATION:FAU Boca Raton campus in the CCEW offices\, GS Building 2\, Room 215\, 777 Glades Road\, Boca Raton\, Fla. 33431-0991. Register and more details at at fau.edu/ccew/workshops.php.
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