Writing skills enable you to filter your knowledge down to exactly what you want to say, and help you to communicate that point to others effectively through the written word. Some essential writing skills include: good structure, appropriate vocabulary, being able to edit your own writing, and the correct use of tone. This free online English writing course will teach you how to write descriptive, instructional, casual, and rhetorical text effectively, and help you obtain mastery of the written word.

The best free online writing skills courses available on Alison include:

• English Writing Skills
• Business Communication - Fundamentals of Business Writing
• Diploma in Business Communication Skills
• Skills for Speaking Effectively: The Art of Speaking

Each of the online writing skills courses on Alison are free, as are all of Alison's online courses. Alison's learners do not have to pay anything to take these courses unless they want a digital or physical copy of the course certificate.