Course Description
We explore these key topics:
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Where to focus your editing attention for clarity, brevity, and word choice at the sentence level
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When and how to use tools for readability measurements and proofreading as part of your editing arsenal
Learn quickly and confidently edit your documents for better sentence-level clarity
Course Outline
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Your Instructors
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Your Mini-Course
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Review your writing with an instructor
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Lesson 1: Introduction
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Lesson 2: Break up long sentences
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Lesson 3: Focus on the first 8 words
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Lesson 4: Use the active voice
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Lesson 5: Use everyday words
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Module 1 Quiz
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Keep Editing: Download the Clutterbust Guide
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Lesson 1: Introduction
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Lesson 2: Proofreading on your own
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Tutorial: Hemingway App
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Tutorial: Grammarly
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Tutorial: Difficult & Extraneous Word Finder
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Tutorial: MS Word Review Features
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Tutorial: WebFX Readability Test
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Module 2 Quiz
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Optional next step: Review your draft with an instructor
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Course details
- $149.00
- 7 core lessons
- 5 tutorials
Learn how to be efficient and where to focus your editing attention
Who should take this course?
- Communications and public relations professionals
- Corporate and business leaders
- Digital marketers and social media experts
- Nonprofit leaders and advocacy professionals
- Consultants, solo practitioners, and agency team members
- Professionals in employee and Internal communications
- Role changing professionals who have recently taken on a new project or role that requires more writing or a fast development of their written communication skills
- Anyone who writes a lot at work or needs to be a “jack of all trades” in terms of producing a wide variety of documents with different audiences and purposes
Learn when and how to use tools for readability measurements and proofreading
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Instructor(s)

Casey Mank
Instructor
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