Write Effectively with AI

The dos and don’ts of getting AI to write for you

Create clearer documents, faster

Workplace writing is challenging—tight deadlines, complex topics, and high stakes. AI can lighten the load, but only if you know how to use it wisely.

This course combines our experience about writers and workplace writing with what we know about how to use AI. We cover:

  • how to use AI to build clarity and speed

  • when to use your own brain instead of AI

  • how to align AI-generated text with international best practices for workplace writing

What you’ll learn

  • Know when to use AI in the drafting process (and when not to)

  • Write precise prompts

  • Use AI as a brainstorming partner to get clear and resolve writer’s block

  • Adapt content for different audiences by refining AI prompts

  • Identify when AI reinforces unhelpful writing patterns

  • Summarize long documents quickly with AI tools

  • Translate technical or complex material into plain language

  • Verify and fact-check AI-generated text

  • Edit AI writing to align with international best practices

  • Spot and avoid common signs of AI-generated text

  • Understand the limits of AI tools

  • Apply a “human filter” to ensure final drafts sound natural, professional, and credible

Who should take this course

This workshop is designed for professionals who are curious about and have started using AI. It is not for the AI super nerds.

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