Key Writing Skills for Professionals
CMPW 8087
In this workshop you will learn how to improve your email, letters, and reports to colleagues and clients by selecting the diction, sentence form, and composition structure that is most effective for your audience.
Outline of the workshop:
Introduction
This workshop stresses the three concepts that govern all your writing decisions:
1. The difference between speaking and writing
2. The nature of your audience
3. The persona you wish to create
The following subjects will be addressed as well.
A. Diction
Effective writing depends on finding the right words: Clear, simple language with the impact you want.
B. Sentence Structure
Sentences can become tangled, and the subject (and the purpose of writing) can become obscured. You will be provided with some "prime rules" to avoid these traps.
C. Punctuation and Typography
Punctuation is not merely conventional but structural. Learn to use the proper punctuation to convey your message clearly.
Will I receive individual attention in the workshop?
Participants are encouraged to send writing samples in advance; these will be used—with your permission—in the workshop.
Will I need to share my writing with other people in the class? My work is confidential.
You may share your writing with a small number of participants, but if you cannot, the instructor will provide individual feedback by e-mail.
Who should attend?
Key Writing Skills is for writers at all levels. Both native English and ESL writers get practical tips, tools, and strategies.
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May 1, 2012 |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Saint John |
$395 (+HST) |
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Instructor
For the past five years, Patrick Toner has been working as a tutor and a coordinator for the writing centres at St. Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick. Toner is also a writer, having published a number of newspaper and magazine articles as well as a well-received biography of the poet Alden Nowlan. He believes that writing is a form of thinking expressed on the page and that clear and concise thinking will result in effective writing. Currently he is preparing his dissertation for a PhD in English.
For more information
Tel.: 506-453-3503 / Toll Free: 1-866-599-4646
E-mail
Please note, registration for courses beginning May 1st or later will be available starting March 1st
