Online courses
Timing and cost 3 x 2 hour sessions (6 hours), $380, plus GST
Materials After you have registered we email you a set of written materials for the session. More importantly, you can use this resource back in the "real world".
Course content
To maintain momentum and participant focus, we schedule the 3 sessions on 2 consecutive days.
Day 1 Session 1
10.00 am to 12:00 pm Melbourne time
- The voice of the brand in technical, professional writing
- The myth of the so-called professional writing voice
- Plain language: what it means ― and what it doesn't mean
- The plain language standard ISO is developing
- Language: words and sentences ― tips, traps and guidelines.
Day 1 Session 2
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Melbourne time
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Language: words and sentences ― tips, traps and guidelines, continued
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Interactive writing exercise.
Day 2 Session 3
11:00 am to 1:00 pm Melbourne time
- Recap Day 1
- Structure: techniques and options
- Design
- A final group rewrite exercise that captures the key principles explored through the training.