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Business Communications Writing

Writing Masterclass: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Mastery

An Eight-Step Guide to Upgrade Your Writing Style, Give Yourself a Professional Edge, and Stand out From the Crowd
Rating: 3.7 out of 53.7 (172 ratings)
5,055 students
Created by Rachel Leroy BA, MA, MFA
Last updated 11/2016
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • In this course you will learn to hone your style and craft in the fundamentals of effective writing.
  • PRACTICE effective word usage and economy
  • IMPLEMENT proactive sentence structure
  • UTILIZE effective word order and sentence flow
  • CREATE strong intros, conclusions, paragraph order, and variety
  • STRATEGIZE your purpose and unity with maximum effect
  • CONVINCE your reader through strong logic and presentation
  • UNDERSTAND what attitudes will give you an edge in your writing
  • PRACTICE effective habits that will help you create the writing quality you desire

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of writing, computer, or pen and paper
  • Adobe Acrobat for PDF download capabilities
  • Basic knowledge of English/American literature, writing and literary terms, and a few American cultural references
  • All are welcome to take this course!

Description

You Can Benefit from my Experience in Days Without the Years of Struggle. 

Course with overall 4+ Star Rating

Ever feel like you can't get ahead because your writing doesn't stand out? Want to start seeing changes in your writing today, but don't know what to do? I know how it feels to work hard, and still not see results, because I don't have the right tools to succeed. This course will give you specific tools to start seeing results today.

**Instructor with almost 30,000 students, seven courses on Udemy, and hundreds of 4 and 5 star reviews

**4500+ students enrolled in the course

An Eight-Step Guide to Upgrade Your Writing Style, Give Yourself a Professional Edge, and Stand out From the Crowd

From my own writing and life experience overcoming these challenges, this course offers real strategies to help you see true results in your writing immediately. Competitors offer similar courses at higher prices, but my chief goal is to see you succeed, because I know how it feels to struggle, and I want to help you know how it feels to succeed while offering you great value and real experience. 

This course offers actionable guidelines from every level of the writing process in a humorous and compassionate manner by someone who has years of real experience teaching writing and knowing how to make writing understandable for people like you. You can benefit from my experience without the years of struggle. I have included what I have learned in this course. 

Average Student Review--5 Stars

2600+ Students and growing

One of the best selling writing courses on Udemy

Taught by a university professor and team lead with over 13 years experience teaching writing to thousands of students one on one and getting proven results

Strapped for cash? **One of the Best Values for a comprehensive writing course on Udemy!

What makes this course better for you than other courses: 

1. Many courses don't include visuals and exercises right alongside the lectures on different stages in the writing process. This course always does, and I explain each slide, visual, or exercise.

2. This course is one of the best values on Udemy where quality meets value. Since prices have risen, this course offers a great deal for the price you are paying compared to competitor courses without compromising on the course or content quality. The reviews speak for themselves.

3. Compassionate teacher who cares about your success--I have struggled in my own writing, and I have learned through experience what works and what doesn't. I present personal anecdotes, stories, tricks, and experiences to help you benefit from my experience without the struggle. 

Here is what students in the course had to say. The proof is in the results students get and share in reviews:

"Straight forward - No nonsense"

"Excellent nuts and bolts for anyone interested in crafting a message that connects their audience with the intended meaning. Each section has not only video but slide examples! Thank you for building this course." Bob Marx--Udemy Student

"Clear and precise!"

"This teacher has a very clear way of communicating the lessons she wants us to learn and all in all, this will be a very helpful course for my writing - no doubt! So I will, most definitely, recommend this course for any and all that would like to improve upon their writing skills. +1" Geir Rødde--Udemy Student

"A course for everybody - Superbly put together!"  Whojr01--Udemy Student

"Amazing! Great course! . . .  Very interesting structured course and a lot of tricks and tips for writers.Thank you for this opportunity to write much better!"  Elena Kostadinova--Udemy Student

"Rachel: Many thanks for creating wonderful courses! I am amateur learner. I took your two courses. I found your courses useful in two ways. First, your courses provided insights "why" I had been writing in a particular way. Second, I got some teaching tips. I am teacher by profession. Impressed with your teaching passion. Keep creating good courses."  Dr. Ajit Kumar--Udemy Student

"This is an great course, especially for a novice writer like myself. I learned so much about structure, word usage, organization, etc. The course is taught by an excellent teacher. I can't thank you enough!"  Sandra Eastman--Udemy Student

"I will be a better writer as a result of this course. Thank you . . . "  David Gulp--Udemy Student

"This is the perfect course for anyone who has to do any type of writing . . . it was very much worth my time."  Larry Sweet--Udemy Student


What This Course Does

                      Weak writing will not sell. Clean writing sells. This course will help you write with style to create immediate results, and increase chances of a sale. 

      Learn to make your writing streamlined, stylish, and sexy. Make it stand out from the crowd. By taking this course and applying the lectures, the results from your writing will be 

  • more sales

  • competitive quality

  • higher visibility

  • increased credibility

  • achieved writing goals

  • engaged readers.

                      If you apply this fundamental, thorough, and professionally engineered writing system, your writing will get the attention you desire. 

                      Join the 2600+ students benefitting from over 50 lectures and 5 hours of in-depth instruction, examples, and exercises. 

                        This course is designed and taught by a university writing professor and published writer with extensive university training in writing and twelve years experience coaching thousands of students like you on the fundamentals and habits of effective writing style with powerful results and consistently high teaching evaluations. 

  Where do I start?  

                              One of the biggest frustrations writers from all levels and genres face in improving their writing is "where do I start?" 

                              Do you feel like your writing style needs something more to stand out and be effective, but you're not sure what? Are you a new writer that needs more tools to hone your craft effectively? Or are you an experienced writer looking for ways to improve, get your reader's attention, and sell your writing? 

What Is Unique About This Course

        Tips without habits for execution will not accomplish results. That is why habits and attitudes are of equal importance. This course covers the fundamentals of effective writing style from the ground up, and it covers important habits and attitudes of effective writing. 

        In just a few days, you can also practice habits and attitudes that will help you get the most out of these tips. You will see lasting success at beating your competition. 

  Similar courses out there sell for $300, $400, $500, and $1000, and this course uses an academically researched approached based on a pedagogical (teaching) approach called "Bloom's Taxonomy." This course is based on a carefully built system that produces results, and you get greater value for the price of this course with high quality instruction and results.   

  Also, unlike a book on the topic, this course is personalized and interactive, which produces real results as you follow the exercises and suggestions on a real piece of writing. You also have access to the instructor via Udemy email and questions are always welcome. I love to help. I love questions! 

  Who Can Benefit From This Course 

  This course is designed for those learning the writing craft, needing a thorough review on writing style, or wanting to tighten their prose.  

  • bloggers

  • business writers

  • people who write for profit

  • journalists

  • creative writers

  • academic writers

  • students

  • new writers

  • lifetime learners

  • copywriters

  How This Course Is Designed 

                                                                      The course is broken down into four sections, each section containing two strategies to help you improve your writing style, approach, and habits. These strategies will help you improve the clarity, flow, presentation, and results you create in your writing. The ultimate outcome and goal is writing that stands out and sells. 

                      You will learn eight strategies, each with several techniques. Each technique contains a slideshow and a synchronized video lecture that elaborates on each slideshow. Each technique includes the following: 

  1. The technique in a nutshell.

  2. An explanation that elaborates on and clarifies each technique and best practices.

  3. Examples to explain the technique in practice. 

  4. Exercises and/or quizzes at the end of each overall strategy to test your knowledge, reinforce the material, and allow you to put the techniques into practice right away.

                            By the end of the course you will know how to do the following: 

  Words and Sentences 

  • Build better clarity, flow, and conciseness in sentences through better word economy.

  • Improve tone and structure through activated sentences. 

  Structures and Paragraphs 

  • Increase the effect of each sentence through optimized word order.

  • Grab your reader's attention and keep it throughout the piece.

  Purpose and Presentation 

  • Set clear goals and build unity in a writing piece to convince your reader.

  • Build credibility, back ideas with strong logic, and achieve desired results for writing that sells. 

  Attitudes and Habits 

  • Practice effective attitudes that will maximize results and improve your efficiency. And it will make the process a lot funner!

  • Create healthy writing habits that will increase productivity, improve results, and increase your chances of success.

                                                                                      Each category includes a skill set to help you sharpen your style and craft. Enroll in this course now to get started on writing with quality that sells. 

  Please note that some of the videos call the course Writing That Sells: Techniques That Will Transform Writing, but the name of the course is now Writing Masterclass: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Mastery to more accurately reflect for the student the content of this course. Nothing else in the course has otherwise changed other than new bonuses added from time to time.

Don't put off changing your life. Sign up for this course today, and you can start achieve writing mastery almost immediately!

Who this course is for:

  • This course will benefit all writers, but it is particularly geared towards newer and intermediate writers:
  • Nonfiction writers
  • Business and Workplace Writers
  • Bloggers
  • Freelance Writers
  • Creative Writers
  • Fiction Writers
  • College Students and Scholars
  • Journalists

Course content

6 sections • 58 lectures • 5h 48m total length

  • Preview05:34

  • Preview03:01
  • Preview03:21
  • Words: Vague Words (Strategy 1, Technique 3)
    03:50
  • Words: Adverbs (Strategy 1, Technique 4)
    02:30
  • Words: Adjectives (Strategy 1, Technique 5)
    02:51
  • Words: Qualifiers (Strategy 1, Technique 6)
    05:08
  • Words: "Ing" verbs (Strategy 1, Technique 7)
    02:14
  • Words: Bracket Technique (Strategy 1, Technique 8)
    05:36
  • Words Exercises (Strategy 1)
    01:54
  • Sentences: Active Voice (Strategy 2, Technique 1)
    02:58
  • Sentences: Action Verbs (Strategy 2, Technique 2)
    04:15
  • Sentences: Passive Verbs (Strategy 2, Technique 3)
    02:35
  • Sentences Exercises (Strategy 2)
    01:25

  • Structures: Sentence Length (Strategy 3, Technique 1)
    05:41
  • Structures: Sentence Flow (Strategy 3, Technique 2)
    03:20
  • Structures: Emphatic Words (Strategy 3, Technique 3)
    05:30
  • Structures: Punctuation and Pace (Strategy 3, Technique 4)
    05:29
  • Structures Exercises (Strategy 3)
    03:20
  • Paragraphs: Introductions (Strategy 4, Technique 1)
    06:21
  • Paragraphs: Conclusions (Strategy 4, Technique 2)
    04:45
  • Paragraphs: Signposts for Organization (Strategy 4, Technique 3)
    03:49
  • Paragraphs: Paragraph Lengths (Strategy 4, Technique 4)
    04:15
  • Paragraphs Exercise (Strategy 4)
    03:14

  • Purpose: Purpose in Fiction (Strategy 5, Technique 1)
    04:10
  • Purpose: Purpose in Nonfiction (Strategy 5, Technique 2)
    04:26
  • Quiz on Purpose (Strategy 5)
    3 questions
  • Presentation: Mood Clarifiers (Strategy 6, Technique 1)
    04:54
  • Presentation: Showing Human Characteristics (Strategy 6, Technique 2)
    03:57
  • Presentation: Unities (Strategy 6, Technique 3)
    03:19
  • Presentation: Rhetorical Situation (Strategy 6, Technique 4)
    02:28
  • Presentation: Rhetorical Appeals--Ethos, Pathos, Logos (Strategy 6, Technique 5)
    05:00
  • Presentation: Tone (Strategy 6, Technique 6)
    05:27
  • Presentation Exercises (Mood Clarifiers, Unities, Rhetorical Situation)
    03:20
  • Quiz on Purpose (Human Characteristics, Rhetorical Appeals, and Tone)
    3 questions

  • Preview04:21
  • Attitudes: Break Down Large Tasks (Strategy 7, Technique 2)
    04:22
  • Attitudes: Be Brutal With Your Words (Strategy 7, Technique 3)
    03:48
  • Attitudes: Think Small (Strategy 7, Technique 4)
    03:14
  • Attitudes: Know Your Voice (Strategy 7, Technique 5)
    03:31
  • Attitudes: Write for Yourself (Strategy 7, Technique 6)
    03:38
  • Attitudes: Write What You Care About (Strategy 7, Technique 7)
    02:46
  • Attitudes: Trust Your Curiosity (Strategy 7, Technique 8)
    01:25
  • Attitudes: Trust Your Process (Strategy 7, Technique 9)
    03:55
  • Attitudes: Silence the Internal Critic (Strategy 7, Technique 10)
    03:08
  • Quiz on Attitudes (Strategy 7)
    10 questions
  • Habits: Free Writing for Writer's Block (Strategy 8, Technique 1)
    04:33
  • Habits: Be Prepared (Strategy 8, Technique 2)
    04:26
  • Habits: Discover Through Writing (Strategy 8, Technique 3)
    04:27
  • Habits: Reading (Strategy 8, Technique 4)
    02:33
  • Habits: Save Ideas and Scraps (Strategy 8, Technique 5)
    04:09
  • Preview06:06
  • Habits Exercise: Strategy 8
    02:21

  • Preview02:06
  • Bonus Videos: How To Do Free Writing Part One
    07:10
  • Bonus Videos: How To Do Free Writing Part Two
    12:16
  • Free--Entire Course Slideshow--Become a Professional Writer
    130 pages
  • A FREE BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH RECOMMENDED WRITING TOOLS (BOOKS)
    01:45
  • Bonus Videos: Choosing Priorities: Rocks in a Jar
    00:00
  • Test Your Grammar: ARE YOU GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
    00:34
  • Bonus Lecture: FREEBIES, GOODIES, AND RESOURCES
    01:30

Instructor

Rachel Leroy BA, MA, MFA
Writing & Book Coach, University Professor, & Healing Coach
Rachel Leroy                                 BA, MA, MFA
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 2,927 Reviews
  • 77,431 Students
  • 8 Courses

Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.  --Albert Einstein--

Introduction

As a teacher and lifelong learner, I'm excited to engage my creativity and expertise to help students and other learners engage in empowering learning experiences that will help them succeed in their careers, education, and lives. With thirteen years experience as an Assistant Professor in English, writing, and composition at Georgia Southern University, I have acquired experience teaching writing and composition, creative writing, critical thinking and logic, online learning, research methods, first year college experience, student-centered learning, editing, grammar, and literature.

  How I Help Students to Stop Striving and Start Thriving

I know what it's like to work hard for something and overcome obstacles to your dreams. I know what it's like to not have things handed to you. I know what it's like to watch the other guy get ahead when you don't. I know what it's like to learn things when they don't come naturally to you. I know what it's like to persist on days you don't even know what you're doing or if you'll make it. I take these personal experiences and use them to relate to you with understanding and care. I have achieved many goals in spite of challenges, and I can help you do the same, because I understand what it's like to be there. I help students Stop Striving and Start Thriving.

Being Your Instructor

After finishing school, I learned to teach others to write by being thrown into a college writing classroom with little experience. With the help of other amazing teachers, I taught myself how to teach while I was doing it. In this twelve year experience, I learned to make writing fun and easy to understand for students at different levels in the writing process. Strong teaching evaluations from students backed that there was something to the techniques I was using, because students were benefiting from them. In the end, my chief goal is always to help students learn, enjoy, and love writing.

Background

I obtained a BA in English Literature at Georgia Southern University, an MA in English Literature at Georgia Southern University, and an MFA (terminal degree) in Creative Writing (with thesis in poetry) at Sewanee School of Letters at University of the South. I am passionate about human creativity and learning, and helping students make new connections and achieve personal empowerment through their writing.

Personal Interests

I'm on a mission to help those who are hurting to cope, help those who have failed to succeed, and help those with mental illnesses to stop striving and start thriving. My focus is especially to help those that don't succeed the first time, or perhaps the tenth. You can make it if you don't give up and learn smart. As a teacher and lifelong learner, I'm excited to engage my creativity and expertise to help students and other learners engage in empowering learning experiences that will help them succeed in their careers, education, and lives.

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