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About the Course

This course will teach you how to use your written words to become more persuasive. You’ll learn creative ways to use syntax, effective techniques for telling stories, and a clever method for arranging a complex series of information. You’ll also get a chance to both professionalize your use of punctuation and add a bit of style and sophistication to how you craft everything from sentences to slogans. In addition, you’ll get access to a wide range of books and other resources you can use even after you finish the course. These include (1) the readings and exercises provided to the students who have taken the in-person version of this course at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago; (2) two digital libraries of excellent writing from a diverse collection of journalists, scientists, novelists, poets, historians, and entrepreneurs; and (3) a monthly “Good Sentences” email. Social media has only accelerated the ways in which we all must learn to use our writing to connect, compete, and create—sometimes all at once. So join us for this first course in a four-part series and experience the many benefits, both personal and professional, of becoming “good with words.”...

Top reviews

DL

Aug 31, 2022

T​his was quite challenging. It changed my way of managing time; and how in every kind of writing, the writer should put in effort to make their message come across to the reader.

AJ

Sep 16, 2020

Extremely helpful. Of course, I'm not a law student, but the pointers for better writing and practicing writing have been extremely beneficial. Looking forward to the rest of the courses!

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By Joy T

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Oct 26, 2020

Very good information and well structured. Energetic, and focused on actionable lessons. I recommend this class to anybody who needs to do persuasive business writing or teaching.

By NIMJE S R

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Jul 23, 2020

The course is a complete Bootcamp for all writers, It helped me to understand small concepts, Quizzes and Assignments certainly helped me to grasp all the knowledge.

By Tran T H

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Sep 19, 2022

Interesting and helpful course for those who want to improve their writing skills and increase their chances of being good at work or getting a job that they want.

By Hisham S

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Jul 5, 2021

Very engaging and clear material. One request would be to include opportunity for people to submit written work which could be graded and feedback could be given.

By Mario A V D

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Sep 19, 2021

very interesting this course and qque helped me to classify and know more about different sources that can be used for various situations or things.

By Bob b

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Jan 23, 2023

There's an emphasis on sports examples and legal writing that's somewhat out of balance for a generalized course but there's still plenty of val

By Jeho R D A

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Sep 16, 2020

A very informative class indeed. I would want to continue with the remaining courses for this specialization!

By Shanmuga P S

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Jun 25, 2020

It was really an wonderful experience.I learned a lot of things through this course.Thank you such much!

By Shaz A 1

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Jun 19, 2021

Good and Short. Recommended for anyone interested in improving their writing skills while at home.

By Natalia Á

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Dec 1, 2023

I didn't like the cover letter portions or the legal jargon. Everything else was great.

By Minh H

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May 20, 2021

I can say this course gives me something basic, just basic, but very useful.

By brendan L

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Aug 27, 2020

It was a wonderful course to take and be apart of, I would do it again.

By muhammad t k

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Oct 24, 2022

This course is very important to anyone who want to start writing.w

By Elizabeth m

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Apr 15, 2022

Es muy intrresante y entretenido en cada contenidp que tiene

By fatima I

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May 26, 2021

I learned so much from this course. Kudos to the Instructor.

By Amy H

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Nov 14, 2022

great course for anyone who wants to improve their writing!

By Melky P

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May 30, 2020

Very insightful for non-native speaker audience!

By mubasher a

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Jun 22, 2020

good course to understand writing techniques

By Orjuwan M A J A

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Jun 23, 2020

Thank you for an interesting experience !

By Caterina A

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Jul 24, 2020

Wish the course was a little bit harder.

By Patricia E C C

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Nov 17, 2021

I enjoyed this class, very informaative

By Apoorva S

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Feb 27, 2021

A much needed course for every field!

By 18BEN102_ A F

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Jul 10, 2020

It was thoughtful and useful.

By Akshay J E J

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Oct 21, 2020

It was so useful