Professional Writing Certificate - NEW!

Our new Professional Writing Certificate program includes workshops on the topics listed below to help you master the skills needed in the business world today.  

You will receive feedback on your writing, learn how to assemble a professional writing portfolio, and develop your ability to evaluate your writing according to clear criteria.  You may bring writing samples for discussion and feedback.   

The cost of the program includes an easy-reference grammar handbook and class materials.

• Effective Business Writing

Learn the techniques you need to write more efficiently and effectively, meet the needs of your audience, edit for clarity and conciseness, and improve the readability and formatting of your letters, e-mails, memos, and reports according to contemporary business writing standards.

• Effective Technical Writing

Learn to write about technical subjects in a way that is clear and concise, tailoring the content, vocabulary, and organization to various audiences, such as managers, experts, and novices.  Learn the standard formats for technical documents and make every document, including tables, graphics and charts, more readable and professional looking.   

• Writing for the Web

Learn the key differences between print and screen readers—and what that means for you as a writer.  Learn solutions to the common problems of usability and navigation, practice revising and reorganizing sample websites to keep the focus on what users want and expect, and learn how to edit your writing according to web-usability standards.  

• Writing for a Global Audience

Learn how to edit and format your writing for an ever-increasing global audience by using Plain English, avoiding stereotypes and local references, recognizing and avoiding idioms, adopting international conventions for data, and revising sentences and paragraphs to make them easier to read.