Writing With Flair: Become an Exceptional Writer OfCourse
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  • Duration: Upto 4 Hours

Course details

Over 30 lectures and hours of video
  • Learn how to write in an economical way and to write both with flair and clarity
  • Master the techniques used by top journalists, understand the dos and don’ts of great writing
  • This course is Ideal for anyone with an interest in writing, students who want to improve their writing skills, communications professionals & bloggers
Do you have a note pad full of ideas, and half-finished stories? Welcome to the world of writing. This course will help you write with flair, and become an exceptional writer. You will learn techniques used by journalists at the top of their game. Writing is a craft, and one that can benefit you professionally, as well as give you creative stimulation.
Writing Coach and Editor, Shani Raja has taught top journalists, and worked for The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Financial Times, and Bloomberg News. He will teach you fundamental lessons on use of tenses, writing with clarity and the importance of house style.
Learn professional skills in just a few days. These techniques will transform your writing whether you’re an aspiring journalist, struggling with essays or you want to write a killer CV.
Introduction
  • Intro
  • Say hi to your fellow students!
  • Share your new course with your friends!
  • Introduction
  • The World Of Elite Writing
  • The Secret Sauce Of Flair
Simplicity
  • Economy
  • Repetition
  • Overcomplicating Things
  • Plainer Is Better
  • Too Much Information
  • Redundant Words
  • Overstretching Thoughts
  • Active Versus Passive
  • Reversing Into Sentences
  • Unnecessary Ceremony
Clarity
  • Fuzzy Thinking
  • Jargon
  • Ambiguity
  • Crisp Distinctions
  • Removing Clutter
  • Mixing Tenses
  • Misplaced Modifiers
  • Curly Sentences
  • This And That
  • \It\Versus \They\
Elegance
  • House Style
  • Unsightly Widows
  • Pristine Paragraphs
  • Word Echoes
  • Alternative Words
  • Parallel Ideas
  • Narrative Elegance
Conclusion
  • Conclusion
Elite Writer's Checklist
  • Intro
Updated on 14 October, 2018

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