Writing with Confidence
WRITCOM 701.1E
Increase your confidence in writing by getting an overview of basic writing skills, approaches, and exercises.
What you can learn.
- Discuss writing situations that create stress and anxiety to identify strategies to improve your confidence
- Complete exercises that help you work on skills in a supportive environment
- Apply lessons to writing from all parts of your life
- Learn basic tips on what makes writing strong and effective
About this course:
Whether your daily life involves tweets or texts, emails or letters, work memos, or other professional documents, your daily life involves writing! This three-hour introductory workshop serves as launchpad for anyone wishing to increase confidence in their writing and to learn about supportive resources available in the Written Communication curriculum. Workshop participants engage in discussions and writing exercises about potential inhibitions and discomforts when writing, goals for strengthening their writing, and ways to achieve those goals. Students leave the workshop with a better understanding of how to improve writing skills through relevant courses in the Written Communication curriculum, and to write with greater confidence. All levels of writers are welcome.
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