About Lesson
After completing this course, participants will have learned to:
Topic 1
Why, Who and What of Writing
- Welcome
- My Writing Landscape
- Starting with ‘Why’
- Moving to ‘Who’
- Ending with ‘What’
- Reflection
Topic 2
Two bee or not to be – grammar has the answer
- Sentences
- To Write or to be Written
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Reflection
Topic 3
Planning what you write
- The Seven Cs of Writing
- Why Plan?
- Making the Reader Care
- Reflection
Topic 4
The First Draft
- Conversational Style – using plain language
- About Tone
- Word Choice
- Reflection
Topic 5
Editing
- Ways to Edit
- What to Edit
- Other Considerations – jargon, clichés and modifiers
- Reflection
Topic 6
One in 260 Billion
- How to get noticed and engage the reader
- Email Etiquette
- Reflection
Topic 7
Other Correspondence
- Letters
- Proposals
- Reflection