Better Business Writing

Rashid Kapadia, DTM, PMP, is a speaker, project manager, engineer, consultant, and author of “Necessary Bridges: Public Speaking & Storytelling for Project Managers & Engineers”. Born & raised in India, he started his career in the merchant navy, where he progressed from marine engineering apprentice to chief engineer. Rashid moved to the US in 1995 pursuing a Masters degree in Marine Management and other advanced marine commercial certification in Chartering and Agency. In the US, he worked for 3 organizations providing leadership in commercial merchant shipping, chartering & operations, marine and offshore engineering and repair operations, project management, and business development. In 2014 he took a career sabbatical to write a book and polish his public speaking skills. In 2015, he founded Necessary Bridges, Inc. He is an evangelist for “Eloquence”, “Public Speaking, & Storytelling”, FLOW”, and for “Regular & Disciplined Reading”. Rashid is a lifelong student and an avid reader—committed to reading a minimum of 50 non-fiction books every year. He is constantly on the lookout for new knowledge that can be converted into speeches to solve problems, and be used to uplift professionals and professions.

Topic Synopsis:

Learning Objectives:

1.  Learn to care more about your written communication. And to make your readers care more about the topic

2. Learn 4-Guidelines (and 4 short checklists) for instant improvement. 

3. Learn how Thomas Jefferson, Scott Adams, & Fareed Zakaria decided to commit to excellence in writing

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