Core Skill 1. Understand what goes wrong with writing

The best thing you can learn to write well and struggle less

Revolutionize how you approach work documents

Solve problems for writers, reviewers, and readers with one course

This isn't a list of the top 25 things you need to write clearly. It's core insight that decides whether your document will be successful or not. At Wordsmith, we work in nearly every industry and with every document type across North America. From our experience, most documents suffer from one particular problem.

We cover:

  • where the problem comes from

  • the identifying patterns that go with it

  • the confusion this problem creates

  • what to do instead

When you put these insights to work, you can write in half the time and quality changes almost overnight.

This course takes roughly 1 hour to complete.

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Regular course fee

$78

Group pricing—Contact hello@wordsmith.ca for group pricing for 5 or more

Unit 1—Learn why most workplace documents aren’t as effective as they could be

Course content

Unit 2—Discover the source of these problems (it’s not you)

Unit 3—Identify and solve common issues

Unit 4—Apply these insights to real-world documents

Unit 5—Master a new approach

"I enjoyed it a lot! Very eye-opening and reassuring to know there's a better way to write documents. :)"

—online course participant


"This workshop helped me identify my essay writing habits that make documents for work less efficient and clear."

—A teacher consultant from a public school board


"This was a very helpful hour of my time. I think I need to undo some of my prior learning around writing because it was focussed on essay-writing not work-related communication."

—Business analyst from a government health ministry

  • Course time is roughly 1 hour with exercises (or a handful of coffee breaks).

  • You'll have access to the course for two months.

    If you get busy and need more time, just email us and we can extend the timeframe.

  • Our goal is always to create useful, applicable material. If you aren't satisfied, please tell us why, and we can refund your money.

  • You will get:

    • the knowledge you need to write better and struggle less

    • a reusable checklist to help you identify and avoid common problems on every future document

Other online courses to discover

  • Core Skill 2

    Target your audience and purpose

  • Core Skill 3

    Structure documents for readability

  • Core Skill 4

    Use a clear, accessible style

  • How to Think Deeper and Get Smarter With AI

    Coming soon!