Medical Writing Skills for Beginners

You'll understand what a brief from a medical writing client is and how to notice if anything is missing.

An example of 2 real briefs I've received from medical writing clients, and how to tackle them.

Create a structure to set yourself up for success before you start your medical writing piece.

Practise setting up a structure to help you get to grips with a new habit for medical writing.

Here's how to set up a structure using Google Docs.

Here's how to set up a structure using Microsoft Word before you start medical writing.

Capitalising words in headings is one way to present them, find out what the other styles are for medical writing.

What words should you include in your headings for your medical writing piece?

Find out the difference between headings and titles in the world of digital publications as a beginner medical writer.

We look at an example of medical writing metadata.

What's the ideal length for a sentence to improve engagement and readability for a medical writing piece?

How you space your sentences and paragraphs affects how much people are likely to read your medical writing.

What's the average word length you should aim for, and what do you do with a long word you have to use? Medical writing may involve long words, here's what to do about it.

Why user intent is important, especially in medical writing.

The 4 different types of user intent and how they help you understand your audience, as well as give your medical writing content purpose.

Find out what YMYL is and how it affects medical writing.

You should now be building a picture of your ideal audience before you start creating your medical writing piece.

Practise putting together an ideal person that you could write for as a medical writer.

A list of potential audiences you may come across as a medical writer.

Why tone of voice matters and how it can attract or detract your audience as a medical writer.

A look at the difference between two different tones of voice for hypothetical companies that require medical writing.

Write a tone of voice for your audience to engage with your medical writing.

Why speaking to people and finding out first-hand about your audience can enhance your medical writing.

How to address your audience in medical writing - directly or indirectly?

The nitty gritty is a collection of small thoughts that will start to pop up when you're writing, such as "should I use bullet points? Can I use this punctuation mark?". Let's put a few of those thoughts to rest :)

How using bullet points strategically can enhance your medical writing content.

What types of punctuation to avoid in medical writing and why.

When to use analogies in medical writing and some tips on how to do this effectively.

How much detail to go into when you are creating your medical writing content and when you should cut back.

Writing in a simple way is harder than it sounds, especially in medical writing.

Why writing in plain English is favoured in medical writing.

Sometimes you might be limited by how much you can write as medical writer. From 50 characters to 2000!

Write an Instagram post caption and I will give you feedback on it :)

Start small and build from there to become a better medical writer.

What is a reading age and why is it important in medical writing?

What are specific brand terms and how to integrate them in your medical writing.

How to use a CTA effectively in medical writing.

Medical writing with regards to medical conditions and gender.

What trigger words are and a few of them to avoid using in your medical writing.

What to do about technical terms and jargon in medical writing.

Tips on making sure your digital piece of medical writing is accessible to the masses.

The best way to write anchor text (for hyperlinks) in your medical writing.

What are contractions, and how they can affect your medical writing.

How to make sure you use abbreviations effectively in medical writing.

Why using ie, eg, etc, via, and/or should be avoided in medical writing.

What to look out for when checking you've got a credible source of information for your medical writing piece.

Different ways to write citations.

How to edit effectively as a medical writer.

How to proofread effectively as a medical writer.

What to do with the skills you have learned during the medical writing skills for beginners course.

Create a medical writing portfolio after completing the medical writing skills for beginners course.

Book recommendations to compliment the medical writing skills for beginners course.

Website recommendations to compliment the medical writing skills for beginners course.

Extra topics you may want to read around to further your skills after completing the medical writing skills for beginners course.

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