This is true whether or not you’re using AI to help you. AI is faster and more thorough than the human brain at some things. For others, it’s essential to rely on your own intelligence first and use AI as a tool to deepen it.
You need to know certain fundamentals
For AI to be an effective writing tool, you must understand:
what good writing looks like and the principles that shape it
how to use AI to analyze and strengthen content
what AI is good at and when to avoid it
the pitfalls of AI-generated content and how to fix them
We’re pro AI—if you know how to use it
The quality of writing is only as good as the thinking behind it
Avoid workslop
Workslop is content that looks sophisticated on the surface. But when you apply a more critical eye, you realize it’s generic, repetitive, and doesn’t say much.
Workslop is not new
It’s been our job to help solve it for the past 45 years. But the volume of workslop has increased. AI makes it that much easier to create quickly.
Our AI course offerings
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Know What Good Workplace Writing Looks Like
To be able to use AI to write effectively, you have to understand what strong content looks like and the principles behind it. Our Effective Writing Fundamentals course teaches the four core skills every workplace writer needs to know.
Self-paced online course
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The Dos and Don'ts of Using AI to Write
Coming soon
Get started with a series of quick tips for when to use AI and when to avoid it in the writing process. This is for people just starting to use AI at work.
Self-paced, in-house, and virtual options
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Write Effectively and Efficiently with AI
Coming soon
Come with a document to write, and walk through our series of steps and prompts for using AI to deepen your thinking and speed up your writing. You’ll finish with a clear, concise, usable document.
Self-paced, in-house and live virtual training
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Use AI to Think Deeper and Get Smarter
Coming soon
Sharpen reasoning, challenge assumptions, and improve analysis. This course is for analysts who need to research, analyze, and build strong rationale into their documents.
Self-paced, in-house, and live virtual options
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Avoid Writing Like AI
Coming soon
Create content that feels like a human wrote it, not AI. Learn the “tells” of AI-generated text and how to fix them.
Self-paced, in-house and live virtual training
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“One of the best workshops I've attended. Inspiring and motivating to get better at writing."
Councillor for City of Medicine Hat
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"Sessions were well led by presenters who were very aware of the briefing note process in government. This meant I was able to get maximum value from the information."
Manager at Alberta Education
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"Wordsmith facilitators are as confident, clear and helpful as your writing aims to be. More to learn about effective writing than many might think."
Policy Analyst at Alberta Education
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"This was the most immediately applicable training I have ever taken. Our whole team got excited. We went back and applied what we learned to our Proposal Guide and cut the page count by 50%."
Manager of the Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program
