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Writing for Business and Pleasure
Copyright by Stephen Wilbers
www.wilbers.com
Better Writing in Six Weeks
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like to improve your writing, but
your schedule won’t permit you to devote large blocks of time to the effort,
this e-mail course might be for you. On
every Wednesday morning for six weeks you will receive
a new lesson, delivered to your e-mail inbox for you to do as your schedule permits.
Each lesson consists of four components: two sets of exercises, a lesson
drawn from the best of my previously published columns, and a helpful
resource or recommendation for further reading. The exercises, in the form of a
brief pre-test and post-test, are fun to do, and the lesson is easy to
understand and apply to your everyday writing.
Give it more time if you can, but you can learn to write more effectively by
devoting as little as 10 minutes a week.
Topics, Series 1:
Punctuation errors
E-mail protocol
Correct usage (word choice)
Writer's block
Proofreading techniques
Habits of good writing
Topics, Series 2:
Dangling and misplaced modifiers
Inclusive language
Parallel structure
Passive voice
Salutations
Proofreading errors
Both series also include a seventh review
lesson.
All instruction and exercises are intended for you to work on independently. (In other words, your subscription does not include individual feedback or
review of your work.) So that you know if you are doing the exercises
correctly, however, I include answers and explanations.
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As an incentive to try my series, I am offering
Writing for Business, a collection of my columns that won a Minnesota
Book Award, at half price ($5.45,
reduced from $10.95). If you would like to take advantage of this
offer, please add $9 (includes $.39 sales tax and $3.16 shipping
and handling) to
your subscription fee.
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| To subscribe to “Better Writing in Six Weeks,” please
send $99
(or $108
with book) if
your company or organization is paying your fee, $49
(or
$58
with book) if you are paying your fee
from your personal resources, or $29
(or
$38 with book) if you are a currently enrolled high school
or college student and are paying your fee from your personal resources.
You may make your purchase by credit card (see below) or by check
(please mail to Good Writing for Good Results, P.O. Box 19114, Minneapolis,
MN 55419).
Because I offer the series on a continuous
basis, you may register at any time. Your first lesson will arrive via
e-mail within one week after receipt of payment.
For a fee of
$1,000, you can purchase my series for unlimited internal use within your
company or organization for one year. (“Internal
use” means distribution
to employees or staff members of your company or organization only and not for
distribution outside your organization.) If you are interested, please send me a
query.
Also, if you are a supervisor or human resources director and you are
interested in offering my series to a group of staff members in an interactive,
online format (in which participants submit exercises for evaluation and
review), please send me a
query about costs.
I hope you enjoy the series!
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Better Writing in Six Weeks, Series 1
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Business
rate |
$99 |
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Business
rate + Book |
$108 |
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Individual
rate |
$49 |
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Individual
rate + Book |
$58 |
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Student
rate |
$29 |
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Student
rate + Book |
$38 |
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If you're interested in purchasing the second series, please send me a
query.
| Please note that you are purchasing the series for your personal use only. You are welcome to print a paper copy of each lesson for that purpose, but you
may not reproduce or forward copies of any part of the material to any other
individual or organization. Any unauthorized reproduction by any means is a
violation of copyright law. If you have any
questions or would like addition information,
please send me an
e-mail message.
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