Powerful Email, Business Writing Training Remains Critical in Texting Digital Age

The primary written communications of an entire millennial generation that's now in the workforce consists of on-the-fly text messages -- "OMG dude, my boss is giving the most boring z-z-z presentation. R U going 2 night? :)"

Growing legions of smart phone users are adopting the same texting and email writing habits. User-generated websites, blogs, and other social media reflect the same weak writing skills. And, newspapers, which have cut editors, are filled with basic writing errors. All seem to ask who -- in an increasingly digital world -- really needs powerful business writing skills, observes Michael Whelan, president of Whelan Group Seminars, an internationally respected business writing and communications training firm.

"Business emails, decision memos, proposals, letters, reports, strategic plans, board reports, annual reports, white papers, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, and publications," Whelan emphasizes, "still demand professional, powerful written communications skills to achieve RESULTS."