Write clearly and concisely from the start—and reduce editing time.
Get your message out there clearly and concisely, and feel good about your writing in the process! Learn to craft concise, targeted messages that provide your readers with what they want and need—without overloading them with words. Concise writing helps prevent confusion and misinterpretation too. This course will show you 3 strategies for writing in a way that's naturally concise from the start. That means less editing time as well.
Finally, this course will help you make sure your messages break through the noise and get read and responded to. In today’s workplace environment, readers are often busy and stressed. Concise writing helps you both inform and connect with your reader—and saves you time in the process.
BONUS VIDEO CONTENT: How to Write with AI and Still Sound Human.
Practical writing and communication skills for work, school, and life.
High-Value Writing is a modern-day virtual school on a mission to help everyone use writing to their advantage—to meet goals and build positive relationships. We believe everyone deserves to navigate writing and communication with flexibility and confidence. By being adaptable in our writing, we can make intentional communication decisions that benefit our lives and relationships. That’s why High-Value Writing teaches communication principles that extend across all areas of writing—from business writing to academic writing to poetry and prose. In 2018, Erin Lebacqz started High-Value Writing to disrupt the ways we teach, use, and talk about writing. Our workshops, books, videos, and eLearning courses empower you to use practical communication strategies intentionally and independently. We believe strategic writing is one of the most effective ways to meet goals and improve personal and professional relationships. We hope you’ll join our growing community on this path towards a world connected by thoughtful, intentional communication.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
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