7 Lessons on Writing for Becoming a Standout Writer
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Duration | 2 hours |
Total fee | ₹399 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Credential | Certificate |
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7 Lessons on Writing for Becoming a Standout Writer at UDEMY Course details
- Write clear, precise, and direct prose
- Find alternative ways of constructing sentences
- Communicate better with readers
- Avoid clichéd words and phrases
- Develop greater command of the English language
- One of the high-rated writing courses on Udemy4.77 out of 5 all time student rating (95.4%)35 5-Star reviewsTaught by a UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, Dr. Duncan KoerberWhat students say..."Excellent--I rate it ten stars out of five."Julie Heyer, Udemy Student"Take this course - improve your writing end of story!" James Cochrane, Udemy Student"The content is fantastic." Chris Lewis, Udemy Student"Information that you can apply right away. Kim Ruby, Udemy Student"I can tell he's passionate about his work and he shows it throughout the lessons."Ana, Udemy Student"I recommend this course to anyone who wants to improve their writing."Sheverley Maye, Udemy Student"This is an especially useful and remarkably good course."Avrohom Meir Greenhut, Udemy Student"The assignments forced me to become more objective and build better habits."Marla Morris, Udemy Student "The explanation of parallelism and its usage was simply amazing Bindu Midha, Udemy StudentDo you want to impress employers, editors, or online readers with your writing? Do you want to get A grades on term papers and essays? Do you want to become a good writer in creative non-fiction, journalism, fiction, or academic writing as quickly as possible?The secret to this writing success is not studying 200 grammar and style points in the writing textbooks. Instead, this course designed by an experienced university professor and published author with Oxford University Press shows you the sentence-level lessons you need to know to write well. These are the 7 most common problems found in people's writing. These problems most likely lurk "like weeds" in your writing right now. If you complete the lessons and exercises honestly and fully as outlined in this course, then your writing will improve in just a few weeks of intensive study. If you do not find this course helpful, you may request a refund within 30 days, no questions asked. These lessons and exercises were designed and tested at the University of Toronto and York University with thousands of undergraduate students. Many students improved their grades by a whole grade category after completing these lessons, finding that this short list of key lessons provides clarity. Students have applied these lessons in the workplace to great success. Join now and complete this course to produce writing that gets you the job, earns you an A grade, lands you a writing contract, or impresses that magazine or newspaper editor. In this comprehensive course, I will help you:See sentences more objectively;Understand the factors that interfere with communication;Remove dead language such as dead verbs and weak nouns from your writing;Avoid embarrassing clichs ;Write more clear, direct, and precise sentences;Use adjectives and adverbs more carefully, in targeted ways;Write poetically and rhythmically with parallelism and sentence variation;Add detail to your writing;Become an original writer, not a copy.Your writing transformation awaits...
7 Lessons on Writing for Becoming a Standout Writer at UDEMY Curriculum
Welcome to the Course!
Welcome from the Instructor
How to Make the Most of this Course
Writing Clearly for Publications, Work, and School
Economy Introduction
Redundancy
Phoney Intensifiers
Stretchers
Thickeners
Answers to Some Questions
Exercise #1
Exercise #2
How Dead Verbs Are Killing Your Writing
Verbs Introduction
Concrete Verbs
Weak Verbs
Dead Verbs
The Consequences of Dead Verbs
Exercise #3
Become an Active Writer
Active Voice Introduction
Active Voice
Passive Voice
The Morality of Passive Voice
Passive Voice Exceptions
Exercise #4
Create Pictures in Your Writing with Strong Nouns
Nouns Introduction
Nouns
Weak Nouns
Pronouns
When Pronouns Go Wrong
Exercise #5
How to be an Original Writer and Avoid Clichés
Original Writing Introduction
Clichés
Why Do People Use Clichés?
When It's Okay to Use a Cliché
Being Original
Exercise #6
Exercise #7
Prevent Train Wreck Sentences with Parallelism
Parallelism Introduction
Surface and Under the Surface Parallelism
Verb Series
Noun Series
Adjective Series
Adverb Series
Preposition Series
Multiple Element Series
Parallelism Conclusion
Exercise #8
Exercise #9
Freshen your Sentences with Patterns and Length Variation
Sentence Variation Principles
Sentence Patterns
Short Sentences
Long Sentences
The Variation of Long and Short for Effect
Exercise #10
Bonus Lecture
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