Basic writing skills: power workshop

Course summary

Do you put off writing till a deadline looms? Do you try and delegate your writing tasks ? Are you unsure about the rules of grammar and punctuation? Are you self-conscious about your spelling?

If you would like to gain confidence in writing at work, but can’t spare a day out of the office, this short surgery session is for you. Come and share your problems in a small, supportive group, and get one-to-one professional guidance on how to write better. You will also take away a handbook with notes on grammar, punctuation and spelling, and a list of useful online resources and publications to help you develop your skills.

Course outline

We will focus on the basics of writing:

• using grammar to write clear, concise sentences
• being consistent - making sense
• punctuation explained - commas, apostrophes and the rest
• spelling - strategies for improvement
• a year of free support

There will also be time for help with your individual writing problems.

Who is this course for?

The course, which takes place in Central London, is suitable for anyone who wants a crash refresher course in basic grammar, punctuation and spelling. The Centre works with people from all sectors including the public sector, voluntary sector, corporate sector and private sector.

What will this course help me do: learning outcomes?

The course will improve your basic skills and boost your confidence. It will give you some tools for writing clear, correct English in letters and emails.

Other courses to consider

This course is two hour session aimed at those with little time to attend full day training courses. If you have more time and would like to study writing skills in more detail, take a look at our one day and two day writing skills courses. You may also be interested in the Centre's other courses in writing skills. You could also consider our two most popular writing courses: the Centre's Proofreading course and Minute taking course.

Course dates

This course is run on request. This means that we will keep your details on file and once we have at least three people interested in the course we will contact you to let you know and to schedule a date. Please contact us to log your interest in this course.

Alternatively we can also run this as an in-company course. Find out more about in-company training.