Learn Plain Writing Today. Be a Better Writer in High Demand

Learn Plain Writing Today. Be a Better Writer in High Demand, available at $89.99, has an average rating of 4.35, with 49 lectures, 22 quizzes, based on 38 reviews, and has 936 subscribers.

You will learn about By the end of this course, you'll be able to edit complicated sentences, simplify and re-write them in plain English. This course is ideal for individuals who are All speakers and writers of English. or All students of English. or ESL students. or All U.S. Federal Government workers. It is particularly useful for All speakers and writers of English. or All students of English. or ESL students. or All U.S. Federal Government workers.

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Summary

Title: Learn Plain Writing Today. Be a Better Writer in High Demand

Price: $89.99

Average Rating: 4.35

Number of Lectures: 49

Number of Quizzes: 22

Number of Published Lectures: 48

Number of Published Quizzes: 22

Number of Curriculum Items: 71

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 70

Original Price: $89.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, you'll be able to edit complicated sentences, simplify and re-write them in plain English.

Who Should Attend

All speakers and writers of English.
All students of English.
ESL students.
All U.S. Federal Government workers.

Target Audiences

All speakers and writers of English.
All students of English.
ESL students.
All U.S. Federal Government workers.

Learn within a few minutes every day such powerful plain writing techniques as:

Avoiding abstract nouns and verbs
Avoiding allusions
Using the active voice properly
How to use tables to help your writing
The benefits of eliminating the verb “to be” from your writing
Eliminating “unless”
Eliminating technical jargon
Eliminating ornaments
Eliminating redundant pairs
Eliminating phrasal verbs
Avoiding “IN phrases”
Exercises and Assignments
Free WEEKLY UPDATE of writing tips, ideas, and tutorials
and much much more…

With this course you get…

48 Lectures
29 Quizzes
21 Exercise sheets with 21 Solution sheets
Plain Writing Composition Example with Before-After Comparison
100 Active-Passive Voice Exercises
3 Supplementary PDF Downloads
NO DEADLINE to finish the course. Take it, study it, and finish it anytime you like.

“The material was presented in a clear and logical sequence. As a fundamental course in English composition, Learn Plain Writing Today delivers on its promises. Dr. Akinci shows how to cut unnecessary verbiage that makes writing cumbersome and unreadable and present ideas with clear and vibrant prose. The most important illustrations are those of active vs. passive tense and simplifying technical jargon and buzz words. This is an excellent first course for anyone who wishes to communicate complex ideas with clarity.”

— Thomas Cholewa

“Dr. Akinci created an amazing course with easy-to-implement tips to improve your writing. The exercises and other additional resources provided are also great ways to keep learning after the video part of the course is over.”

— Efe Sevin

Did you know that plain writing is now the Federal law in the United States?

Learn writing techniques to comply with the “Plain Writing Law” if you are working or planning to work for the U.S. Federal Government, or intending to correspond and do business with it.

SUPPLEMENTARY PDFs: Some lectures have downloadable PDFs related to the videos. Click the RESOURCES drop-down list (with down arrow on it) on the upper-right corner of the lecture screen to access these PDF documents.

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Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Why Plain Writing?

Lecture 1: Why Plain Writing?

Chapter 2: It's the Law in the U.S.!

Lecture 1: It's the Law in the U.S.!

Chapter 3: Principles of Plain Writing 1-4

Lecture 1: Principles of Plain Writing 1-4

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – List Writing

Lecture 3: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Writing with Articles

Chapter 4: Principles of Plain Writing 5-8

Lecture 1: Principles of Plain Writing 5-8

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Ambiguity

Chapter 5: Avoid Assumptions

Lecture 1: Avoid Assumptions

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Homonyms and Homographs

Chapter 6: Use Tables

Lecture 1: Use Tables

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Using Tables to Organize Information

Chapter 7: Eliminate Double Negatives

Lecture 1: Eliminate Double Negatives

Chapter 8: Eliminate Sexist Language

Lecture 1: Use Gender-Free Language

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Use Gender-Free Language

Chapter 9: Eliminate "To Be"

Lecture 1: Eliminate "To Be"

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate "To Be"

Chapter 10: Eliminate Ornaments

Lecture 1: Eliminate Ornaments

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Ornaments

Chapter 11: Eliminate Technical Terms

Lecture 1: Eliminate Technical Jargon

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Technical Jargon

Chapter 12: Eliminate "Unless"

Lecture 1: Eliminate "Unless"

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate "Unless"

Chapter 13: Split Long Sentences

Lecture 1: Split Long Sentences

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Splitting Long Sentences

Chapter 14: Avoid Redundant Pairs

Lecture 1: Avoid Redundant Pairs

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Redundant Pairs

Chapter 15: Avoid Words with Opposite Meanings

Lecture 1: Avoid Words with Opposite Meanings

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Avoid Opposite Meanings

Chapter 16: Eliminate Noun Trains

Lecture 1: Eliminate Noun Trains

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Noun Trains

Chapter 17: Avoid "IN Phrases"

Lecture 1: Eliminate "IN Phrases"

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate IN-Phrases

Chapter 18: Eliminate Abstract Nouns

Lecture 1: Eliminate Abstract Nouns

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Abstract Nouns

Chapter 19: Eliminate Abstract Verbs

Lecture 1: Eliminate Abstract Verbs

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Abstract Verbs

Chapter 20: Avoid Allusions

Lecture 1: Avoid Allusions

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Allusions

Chapter 21: Use Active Voice Correctly

Lecture 1: Use Active Voice Correctly

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Writing in Active Voice

Chapter 22: Eliminate Phrasal Verbs

Lecture 1: Eliminate Phrasal Verbs

Lecture 2: EXERCISE and SOLUTION – Eliminate Phrasal Verbs

Chapter 23: BEFORE – AFTER Comparisons

Lecture 1: Before – After Example 1

Lecture 2: Before – After Example 2

Lecture 3: Before – After Example 3

Chapter 24: THANK YOU!

Lecture 1: THANK YOU!

Chapter 25: UPDATE

Lecture 1: Plain Writing Editing – "Carbon Tax"

Lecture 2: 3 Types of Readers/Audiences

Instructors

Ugur Akinci, Ph.D.
Sr. Technical Writer & Writing Instructor

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2 stars: 0 votes
3 stars: 4 votes
4 stars: 6 votes
5 stars: 26 votes

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