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Best Technical Writing Courses
These free online courses in technical writing have everything you need to improve upon your technical writing skills. An essential technique in many professions, including science, medicine and more, technical writing is concerned with effective written communication between professionals, as such, these courses will show you how to keep your writing accurate, concise and easy to understand....…Read More
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Technical Writing Essentials
- Define what technical writing is, why it’s important, an...
- Recognize the main conventions and characteristics of te...
- Identify how to use rhetoric appeals in a professional c...
- Recognize how to effectively integrate headin... Read More

Technical Writing: Principles & Best Practices
- Define technical writing, including its key qualities an...
- Recognize the roles and responsibilities of a technical ...
- Identify the misconceptions and truths associ... Read More

Introduction to Medical Writing
- Distinguish between scientific writing and medical writi...
- Explain the process of becoming a medical writer
- Identify the skillsets and motivation required for medic...
- State the procedures for referencing sources ... Read More

Copywriting Mastery: Key Concepts for Effective Communication
- Explain how to transform concepts with words to meet you...
- Indicate where and how copywriting may fail in advertisi...
- Define the concept of ‘copywriting’ Read More

Professional Business Writing Skills
- Describe how to format sentences and paragraphs
- Summarize what you are writing about in an outline
- Evaluate what you've written for proper proof... Read More

Basics of Technical Writing
- Identify the target audience and purpose of a technical ...
- Create effective introductions and conclusions for techn...
- Apply a consistent tone and voice throughout a document
- Explain the importance of visual appeal and r... Read More

A Comprehensive Guide to Creative Writing
- Define ‘creative writing’
- Distinguish between fiction and nonfiction writing
- Describe the process of creating believable, ... Read More

Diploma in the Essentials of Thesis Writing
- Evaluate the fundamental structures, chapters, and secti...
- Describe the contents, frameworks, and significance of t...
- Explain the key elements and the process of w... Read More
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