Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School
And how to adjust your strategies for writing in the workplace
When you learned how to write in school, you were rewarded for things like building up to a big takeaway, adding in doubles and triples in search of specificity and nuance, and sprinkling in SAT words.
But the writing habits that made you successful in school can get you into trouble in the workplace. Clarity, brevity, and simplicity are essential when your readers are busy professionals.
Participants will learn to
Differentiate the metrics for effective academic writing vs. workplace writing
Identify and revise 5 unhelpful holdovers from academic writing
Replace old assumptions and strategies with research-backed tactics for clear, concise content that busy people will actually read
Delivery details
60 minutes
Delivered virtually
Great for large groups
“This writing workshop was fantastic! ... I’m a technical writer and have been for many years, so I’m pretty sensitive to writing training sessions and what works well and what doesn’t. These sessions taught by Grace were truly stellar!”
— Capital One workshop participant