Clear Writing at Work

Learn the habits behind clear work writing: fewer words, plain language, the point and the ask first, documents people can skim, and hard messages said kindly.

by Teyro

50 lessons
5 units
9h 51m
Up to 850 XP

I wrote this one myself. Start now and I'll count your streak from lesson one.

What you'll learn

Write less and put the point in the first two lines
Use plain words and short sentences that anyone can read
Make clear asks people find easy to answer
Structure documents people can skim
Write bad news, a no and feedback clearly and kindly

Course path

5 units · 50 lessons

The question mark11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Writing for busy readers12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Cut it down12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
900 words vs 12011 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Checkpoint: write less12 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Why we over-write12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Length myths11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
One message, one purpose12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Plain checklist v111 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Challenge: the week-3 rewrite14 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Unit 1 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

"Operationalise weekend throughput"11 min · Interactive
Why plain language works12 min · Interactive
The swap list12 min · Interactive
Active voice, short sentences12 min · Interactive
Checkpoint: plain words12 min · Interactive
Brian's notice, rewritten11 min · Interactive
Plain-language myths11 min · Interactive
Writing in your second (or third) language12 min · Interactive
Plain checklist v211 min · Interactive
Challenge: the notice goes out14 min · Interactive
Unit 2 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

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