Course Outline
Curious Public’s Clear Writing Workshop
A hands-on course that helps you turn complex writing into clear writing that educates, engages and activates audiences.
Part One: Preparing for clarity
- Defining clear writing/unclear Writing
- Understanding your Audience
- Clarifying your purpose/organizing your Approach
Part Two: Writing for Clarity
- Grammar: knowing why something is wrong
- Ways to spot unclear writing
- Quick fixes to common problems
Part Three: Editing for Clarity
- Creating good habits – how to approach writing
- Passing along clear writing guides and resources
- Story basics – inverted pyramid writing, choosing relevant detail
- Activity: editing a document (submitted for feedback after the course)