Writing clarity
Clear writing is not simple writing. It is writing where the reader spends effort on the ideas rather than on the sentences. This course covers what makes that difference at the word, sentence and document level.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01Start with the readerWho, and what they need.
- 02SentencesOne idea at a time.
- 03WordsConcrete and specific.
- 04Active and passiveA choice, not a rule.
- 05StructureHelping the skimmer.
- 06EditingA separate job from writing.
- 07Padding to removePhrases that do nothing.
- 08Tone and registerMatching the situation.
- 09Common formatsEmail, report, documentation.
- 10Testing your writingBeyond your own opinion.
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