Effective Writing
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Effective Writing

Overview
Writing is not just ‘speaking written down’ - it is much more powerful than that! To master the skill of good writing is to unleash the power to inform and persuade more effectively than by any other means. This course provides the skills and attitudes that allow your writing to flourish.

Key Outcomes
Delegates will leave the programme knowing the four key areas of the writing process. Having explored elements of structure and style on the course, they will develop the key skills and techniques needed for precise and meaningful written communications.

Duration
1 day

Content 
- Considering your audience: what to consider and why it’s so important 
- Overview of different writing styles (and when to use them) 
- Review of different genre (e.g. e-mail, memos and letters) and how to approach them 
- Aspects of good style 
- Use of active and passive verbs and subject-verb agreement 
- Sentence structure and effective paragraph writing 
- Focusing on clarity and consistency (including tips for avoiding ambiguity) 
- Dealing with spelling – some notorious words, word endings and homophones 
- Editing and proof reading techniques 
- Correct use of punctuation (including parenthesis, apostrophe and quotation mark)

Please Note
There will be a maximum group size of 8 attendees allowing for individual attention from the tutor and the opportunity to practise your skills during the day.

 
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Duration1 day
 
£175
per delegate
 
 
Bookings Helpline: 01933 233884 (Monday to Thursday - 8:00am to 5:30pm and Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm).