Online courses

Learn core writing skills

Our online courses are for busy people with limited time or who prefer to learn at their own pace.

Relevant content that’s immediately applicable

Each course focuses on solving a specific writing problem. We build awareness of the issue, teach you how to solve it, and give you practice so you master the skill.

You’ll be able to apply what you learned the second you finish each course.

Document-specific online courses

  • Briefing Note Fundamentals

    Learn the common problems that undermine briefing note clarity and how to solve them

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  • Demo course: choose the right issue

    Free preview unit of Briefing Note Fundamentals

    Sort through the facts and get clear about the central issue before you write.

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  • Effective Writing Fundamentals

    Effective Writing Fundamentals teaches the 4 core skills you need to write well at work. Complete them all in a handful of coffee breaks!

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  • The Dos and Don'ts of Using AI to Write for You

    This is a practical course about how to use AI to generate and edit content. It looks at what AI does well, common pitfalls and how to avoid them, and how to use AI to speed up the process.

    In-house and virtual options. Self-paced online course coming soon!

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  • Use AI to Think More Deeply and Get Smarter

    Get the right relationship with AI as an analysis tool. Use it to gather information, test assumptions, identify risks, and develop capacity for more thorough and refined thinking.

    In-house and virtual options. Self-paced online course coming soon!

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  • Edit Documents Effectively

    Get the step-by-step process Wordsmith uses when we edit. You’ll learn to pinpoint, resolve, and communicate issues in structure, language, and formatting. This course includes a takeaway checklist.

    In-house and live virtual options

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  • This was a revolution! It completely changed my approach to writing briefing notes.

    Writer from provincial health ministry

  • This excites me! The course left me with the feeling of wanting to go write a document. I've sat through a month-long course that didn't give me a fraction of the value.

    Change management consultant

  • The mixed use of video and audio slides enhances the delivery by 1000% compared to our typical online training.

    Lawyer at a federal regulator

  • Writing has up until now been the bane of my existence. I’ve had nowhere to send people that teaches them concise, effective, tight writing for decision makers. This content is precise, engaging, and usable.

    Change management consultant

  • This will really help reduce bloat in my documents. I feel every member of our team could benefit from this—I’m almost excited to write my next briefing note! The examples were relevant and helpful.

    Writer from a public service commission

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