Writing With Flair: Become an Exceptional Writer

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Location
Online
Dates
Can be taken anytime
Course Type
Professional Training Course
Accreditation
-
Language
English
Price
$39 $24 only

Course Overview

Do you have a note pad full of ideas, and half-finished stories? Welcome to the world of writing. This course will help you write with flair, and become an exceptional writer. You will learn techniques used by journalists at the top of their game. Writing is a craft, and one that can benefit you professionally, as well as give you creative stimulation.

Writing Coach and Editor, Shani Raja has taught top journalists, and worked for The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Financial Times, and Bloomberg News. He will teach you fundamental lessons on use of tenses, writing with clarity and the importance of house style.

Who should take this course

  • Anyone with an interest in writing

  • Students who want to improve their writing skills Communications professionals

  • Bloggers

Course content

Part 1 – Introduction

  • The World Of Elite Writing

  • The Secret Sauce Of Flair

Part 2 – Simplicity

  • Economy

  • Repetition

  • Overcomplicating Things

  • Plainer Is Better

  • Too Much Information

  • Redundant Words

  • Overstretching Thoughts

  • Active Versus Passive

  • Reversing Into Sentences

  • Unnecessary Ceremony

Part 3 – Clarity

  • Fuzzy Thinking

  • Jargon

  • Ambiguity

  • Crisp Distinctions

  • Removing Clutter

  • Mixing Tenses

  • Misplaced Modifiers

  • Curly Sentences

  • This And That

  • “It” Versus “They”

Part 4 – Elegance

  • House Style

  • Unsightly Widows

  • Pristine Paragraphs

  • Word Echoes

  • Alternative Words

  • Parallel Ideas

  • Narrative Elegance

Part 5 – Conclusion

  • Conclusion

  • Part 6 – Elite Writer’s Checklist

  • Checklist

About Course Provider

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How to enroll?

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