Online courses consist of (i) practical Professional Writing Workshops or (ii) short Topic Courses.

You can study all Workshops individually or combine them with other Workshops to create a comprehensive writing course.

The short Topic Courses deal with one aspect of writing and are intended for a quick "coffee break" study of a particular topic.

For more details of any Workshop or short Topic Course, please register your interest using the form below.

Professional Writing Workshops - Eight Standalone Sessions - One hour each

Professional Writing Workshop – Session One

  1. Using Plain Language
  2. Satisfying Readers’ Needs
  3. Using the Active Voice
  4. Using Emphasis effectively

Professional Writing Workshop – Session Two

  1. Understanding your task
  2. Researching your resources
  3. Organising your writing
  4. Creating Visually Transparent Documents

Professional Writing Workshop – Session Three

  1. Using Appropriate Words
  2. Dealing with Wordiness

Professional Writing Workshop – Session Four

  1. Creating Clear and Simple Sentences
  2. Emphasizing Positive aspects
  3. Creating Clear and Effective Paragraphs
  4. Using Transitions successfully

Professional Writing Workshop – Session Five

  1. Editing your work comprehensively
  2. Editing sentences for conciseness
  3. Proofreading accurately

Professional Writing Workshop – Session Six

  1. Writing great Emails
  2. Emails’ Do’s and Don’ts

Professional Writing Workshop – Session Seven

This workshop looks at common Usage Problems

Professional Writing Workshop – Session Eight

This workshop looks at practical Punctuation Rules

Short Topic Courses - Ten Individual Sessions - 15 minutes each

Course One – Plain Language and Readers’ Needs

Course Two – Active Voice, Tone, Emphasis

Course Three – Understanding, Researching and Organising

Course Four – Visually Transparent Documents

Course Five – Appropriate Words

Course Six – Sentences and Positive Emphasis

Course Seven – Paragraphs and Transitions

Course Eight – Wordiness and Concise Sentences

Course Nine – Editing and Proofreading

Course Ten – Emails – Do’s and Don’ts