Learn to write enjoyable, informative news articles for the workplace.

Whether yours is a blue chip, corporate newsletter or an in-house company newsletter, this three-month course will teach you to:

• Understand the purpose of your work newsletter
• Come up with great ideas for newsletter articles
• Do effective research and interviews
• Plan and structure your article according to a winning formula
• Write for your reader: tone, style and word choice
• Add colour to your writing
• Work on pace, logical flow and entertaining the reader
• Edit for grammar, punctuation and repetition
• Add sidebars and images for effect
• Tie up the loose ends and submit your article

Exercises for this module

• Plan an interview with the CEO or a member of the executive committee
• Write two newsletter articles of 600 words each
• Source appropriate images to accompany the articles
• Detailed feedback and assessments will be provided for each assignment by the tutor.

Duration: Three months, via e-mail correspondence.

Modules: Three modules in an 80-page course manual on the correct style, format and tone required for newsletter articles.

Cost: $495.00

Estimated minimum time commitment

• Reading time: Four hours
• Writing time: Ten hours

Who should apply

• This course would suit those responsible for writing and compiling content for their work newsletter.
• It is also perfect for employees who wish to submit newsletter articles and don't know how to get started.

Tutor: Susan Williams

Susan Williams is the managing member of Prose&Coms, a communications company that specialises in corporate writing and publishing, training and corporate storytelling.

Susan started her career as a language teacher before moving into the corporate world as chief sub-editor of the MultiChoice TV Magazines. She has a BA degree with English as a major, and honours degrees in Philosophy and Applied Linguistics.