Improve your writing through the Electronic Writing Course

Electronic Writing Course

The Electronic Writing Course teaches you everything you need to know to become a good writer and editor. Polish your writing skills at your own pace by working through the ideas, lessons, tips, quizzes, exercises and workshops. The Course teaches you how to: Plan and organize effectively Write clearly Write concisely Write correctly Edit thoroughly click image to enlarge The Course teaches professional writing tips and tackles different writing tasks such as letters, reports, regulations, instructions, and e-mails. Based on training tools designed for U.S. Federal Government employees, the Course gives you the opportunity to improve your writing at your own PC and at your own pace. The Course is divided into nine major sections: Introduction Clear Thinking Concise Writing Clear Writing Correct Writing Editing Skills Writing Tips Writing Tasks Workshops

Introduction

	The Introduction includes Welcome to the Course, Using the Course, Writing in Plain Language and Plain Language Standards. It explains why you should write in clear and concise plain language. This section also explains how you can use StyleWriter to back up the training in the Course and set standards to measure the improvement in your writing. click image to enlarge

Clear Thinking

	This covers learning to write well by thinking through your writing task before you start. It teaches the essential ideas of thinking about your aim, audience, content and plan. > click image to enlarge

Concise Writing

	This section concentrates on six poor habits that make writing wordy. You learn to overcome these habits and write concisely. click image to enlarge It covers: Sentence length Passive verbs Hidden verbs Wordy phrases Business clichés Overwriting Remember, StyleWriter shows you where to cut words from your draft. You will soon find you can write concisely so your reader concentrates on your message.

Clear Writing Style

	This part of the Course teaches you how to write clearly by using simple, everyday words and avoiding jargon and abstract writing. click image to enlarge The section covers: Complex words Jargon Abstract writing Abbreviations and acronyms Foreign expressions Legal words Signpost language

Correct Writing

	This section is a crash course in proofreading and correct English usage. The section points out the most common writing mistakes and pitfalls. By learning what to look for when you read your draft, you'll soon become an expert proofreader. click image to enlarge The section covers: Correct spelling Correct punctuation Correct grammar Correct word use

Editing Skills

	This section draws together what you have learned in the previous sections. You'll work on exercises designed to cut, simplify and correct your writing. By working through each example, you'll improve your proofreading and editing skills. click image to enlarge

Writing Tips

	This section contains a host of writing and editing advice, explaining some of the main ways professional editors turn average documents into high-quality ones. click image to enlarge

Writing Tasks

	This section looks at the key drafting and editing techniques to use when writing and editing different documents. click image to enlarge

Find out how StyleWriter can help you with: Technical Reports, Journalist Writing, Advertising Copy, Minutes of Meetings, Writing Memos, Writing Policies and Procedures, Legal Documents, Essays and Research Papers, Business Letters

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