Merry Bruns: Web Writing Workshops

Web Writing Workshops and Classes

Registration and class information.

Next Web Writing Class
June 4-5, 2008
9:30 AM-4:30 PM

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- Learn more about my web writing class.
- View client list for in-house training classes.

Make your site content dynamic and customer-focused!
If you're migrating content from print to web, moving your site to a CMS, developing a new architecture, or just need to make your content scannable and readable, this class is for you.

• Two-days of working hands-on with content directly in a computer lab.
• You'll be DOING what you're LEARNING in a fast-paced, skills-based workshop.
• Demos, exercises, site critiques and lively class discussion let you apply what you've learned to your site the very next day.

Location
National Press Club
529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor
Washington DC 20045
(map and directions)

Costs
$595 per student.
$575 for NPC and DCWW members.

Gain immediate, right-now web writing skills

You'll apply what you've learned to your work the very next day.

Web Editing Techniques
• Edit print text for easy scanning and reading.
• Create reader-centered content focused on their needs.
• Use visuals wisely to support, not dominate, content.

Organizing Your Content
•Organize your content so readers can find it.
• Learn organizing principles for multiple search routes.
•Label and identify your information using terms they'll recognize.

Writing for Your Reader
• Edit complex text, FAQs and instructions using clear writing.
• Write directly and effectively to your readers.
• Find solutions for those VERY lengthy documents.

…and much more.

We'll be applying all this in a practical manner to energize your material, develop your content effectively, create a strong audience focus, and make your content easy to read and find.

Practical, up-to-date problem-solving

Practical, as it's based on my 13+ years experience as a producer and content strategist for web sites.

Problem-solving, as you'll learn from a professional who's doing what you do-and you'll gain from my wide experience at problem-solving content issues for my clients.