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2008 Advanced Writing & Editing: The best writing class for organizational communicators with Mark Ragan & Jim Ylisela

Summer & Fall 2008 • 7 workshops

$995 • Ragan select price: $845 Registration


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Sign up today for the 2008 edition. New, improved and better than ever!

Jim Ylisela & Mark Ragan

7 workshops this summer and fall!

  • Chicago—Sept. 8-9
  • New York—Sept. 25-26
  • Washington, D.C.—Oct. 2-3
  • Atlanta—Oct. 23-24
  • Toronto—Nov. 6-7
  • San Francisco—Nov. 13-14
  • Chicago—Dec. 8-9

With Jim Ylisela and Mark Ragan

Can you name the three hottest trends in Communications?

1. Social media has transformed the profession, internally and externally.
2. Multimedia communications are all the rage.
3. Writing and editing matter more than ever.

Whoa! Writing and editing? A hot trend? You bet. Content is king, no matter what communications channel you’re using. In our newest edition of Advanced Writing & Editing, you’ll learn how to:

Revitalize your Web site and intranet with strong writing

  • Craft headlines and blurbs that make readers click
  • Write features that work online
  • Translate print content for Web readers

Build your new print publication

  • Help writers generate “big picture” stories
  • Use headlines, leads and quotes to engage readers
  • Package your stories to appeal to an attention-challenged audience

Turn yourself into an effective social media editor

  • Create editorial guidelines for bloggers and podcasters
  • Breathe new life into the drab CEO column
  • Write for audio and video

Integrate all your communication vehicles

  • Build an editorial plan that works
  • Send the right message to the right audience, through the best channel
  • Make a stronger connection between internal and external communications

Take two days and join Mark and Jim for the best writing and editing workshop you’ll ever attend.

Don’t miss it!

  • Connect with the latest trends in organizational communications
  • Learn from hundreds of examples of good, bad and ugly corporate communication
  • Go back to work energized, revitalized—and ready to do battle!

Who should attend Advanced Writing & Editing?

  • Writers and editors of newsletters and magazines
  • Intranet writers and managers
  • PR and media relations writers
  • Web site content producers
  • Executive communicators
  • If your job has anything to do with words, you should be here!

What skill level do you need for AWE?

  • If you’re new to corporate communications, this seminar will boost your skills and give you new ideas
  • If you’re a veteran communicator, AWE will recharge your batteries, correct a few bad habits and give you a gut check
  • If you’re struggling with communications of any kind, AWE is the place to meet communicators dealing with the same issues!

Register now! Register for Advanced Writing & Editing now for $995. OR—

Ragan select members always save! Become a member and register for only $845.


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