Writing well is good business, and to write well is to write clearly. This course explores the fundamental principles and practical skills you need to write well at work. Through a blend of discussion, instruction, exercise and feedback, we’ll work through the critical skills for writing powerful and engaging prose in a professional context.
Course Content
The following topics are covered in this one day course:
- What writing is
- The writing process: prewriting; writing; rewriting
- Why good writing matters
- What makes writing work
- Writing for your audience
- The elements of plain English: style; organisation; layout
- Politics and the English language: why we don’t write as clearly as we should, and how to put this right
- Three elements of style
- The art of the sentence
- Organising your thoughts
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Understand why (and how) good writing makes good business sense
- Know the reasons we do not write as clearly as we should, and how to put that right
- Be able to put the principles of plain English to work in essential business documents, including letters, emails and memos
- Write with your readers in mind
- Write in the active voice
- Compose simpler and more effective sentences
- Plan and organise your writing more efficiently.
Suitable for
A basic proficiency in written English is assumed, e.g. Year 12 English or equivalent.
Mark Tredinnick: 2011 Montreal Prize Winner
The poem selected for the 2011 Montreal International Poetry Prize is “Walking Underwater” by Australian poet Mark Tredinnick.
The winning poem was selected by former UK poet laureate Andrew Motion from a shortlist of nearly 50 poems. “This is a bold, big-thinking poem, in which ancient themes (especially the theme of our human relationship with landscape) are re-cast and re-kindled. It well deserves its eminence as a prize winner,” said Motion.
When asked to say a few words about the Montreal Prize, Mark responded: “This prize celebrates the making of poetry everywhere, in particular all of the shortlisted poems. To win it feels completely improbable. It’s a huge delight and an honour I’ll try to keep living up to in my writing.”
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