Writing in the workplace, unpacked.
Four modules packed with proven strategies and habits of thought that strengthen your team’s writing and communication skills.
This virtual writing course covers the essential writing skills every member of your team should master to deliver their best work. From writing emails to structuring reports, Workplace Essentials walks learners through writing strategies, technical tips, and key interpersonal communication insights to strengthen a broad foundation in workplace communication.
You chose your team because they’re the best at what they do. We’ll help them put exactly how capable they are into writing.
This course includes ten hours of content and can be delivered in a self-guided mode or to your whole team at in-person or hybrid employee trainings. You can also select the enhanced training option to plan live sessions with Word Conscious instructors.
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Workplace Essentials:
Four self-guided modules:
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Why does writing matter in today’s digital age? Understand why writing at work can be challenging and how to approach learning.
What does it mean to “sound professional”? Learn strategies and attitudes that enhance professionalism.
Learn to introduce yourself to clients, superiors, or peers in a way that communicates your values and strengths.
Speed up your process for writing emails by developing a structured approach.
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Learn how to outline complex documents and push through the initial writer’s block .
Master sentence and paragraph structure to guide readers through the flow of content.
Prevent “wordy” writing with strategies to prioritize clarity and precision.
Incorporate visuals into text thoughtfully to maximize impact.
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Explore longform writing and how to package ideas.
Make ideas understandable through writing habits that prioritize clarity, precision, and trustworthiness.
Write to manage change in difficult situations—or when dealing with difficult people.
Translate technical information into text in digestible ways for different audiences.
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Explore style guides and how to strengthen the voice of an organization.
Develop a systematic approach to editing your own work.
Learn the strengths and weaknesses of using AI LLMs at work and common hallucinations to look out for.
Discover strategies for collaborative writing and how to incorporate it into organizational processes.
What our learners say:
"This course was incredibly helpful. What I liked most were the practical "POLISH" exercises, which taught me how to handle real-world situations. I feel I now have a clear toolkit to make my writing more professional, precise, and effective."
Ariel Sanabria, software engineer
Essential skill-building
Flow
We help learners approach writing with curiosity – shedding the fear of mistakes, embracing exploration, and getting it all out on the page.
Focus
Exercises train employees on essential skills for their line of work, with practical strategies that they can implement right away.
Polish
A better grasp of grammar, spelling, and professional convention helps employees catch mistakes and ask: What could make this better?
Systematize
Good writers in your organization build a strong foundation of institutional memory, standardized operating procedures, and problem-solving.
Simple, straightforward, and implemented daily.
Our high-quality videos are organized by topic and formatted in a way that helps learners retain information, take notes, and have a comfortable viewing and listening experience. No ads, loud music, or garish animations.
The printable posters, exercise handouts, and infographics help learners retain and apply new knowledge and strengthen a culture of active learning in your workplace.
Choose the tier that works best for your team
Click “Get access” to create your learner account. After logging in, you’ll be prompted to purchase.
Experiencing issues? Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.
Get access to four self-guided modules that you can deliver to your team over the course of six months, including videos, exercise prompts, and printable handouts.
Deliver a personalized training experience by combining our four self-guided modules with two interactive virtual training sessions for your whole team led by Word Conscious professionals. Our modules include videos, exercise prompts, and printable handouts. We also deliver learner performance reports based on knowledge check completion, so you can support your team as they learn.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Content varies from one plan to another.
Our Core Training Plan includes 10 hours of self-guided content, exercise prompts and knowledge checks for each module, downloadable handouts with exercises and infographics, and unlimited access for 6 months.
Our Enhanced Training Plan includes all of the above — plus two interactive virtual training sessions led by our instructors and a weekly report on knowledge check results, so that you can stay abreast of your team’s progress.
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You have access to all modules for six months after purchase. After that, you lose access to the videos and exercises, but you retain all of the printable materials you downloaded.
If you have previously purchased a course and seem to have misplaced downloadable material, we’ll be happy to send it to you directly, free of charge.
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Our clients have expressed that live sessions have been particularly helpful to strengthen comradery and a culture of learning within the organization, as learners experience the course together.
Our live sessions consist of an introductory call at the start of your team’s learning journey and a final call once they have completed all modules.
The introductory call includes an introduction to the pedagogy of the course, discussion of common writing challenges your team experiences, Q&A, and team-building exercises that explore common writing mistakes.
The final call includes a review of your team’s experience, Q&A, and key takeaways that can help your team keep learning together beyond the course. -
Yes! While our content is entirely in English, we have designed it to be accessible to teams who may frequently work with English speakers but who do not have English as their primary language, introducing key terminology and unpacking cultural aspects of the English-speaking workplace.
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Our course is designed for all kinds of learners, from entry-level employees who need to build crucial communication skills, to managers who want to think more deeply about their leadership role. HR leadership also finds our content helpful to put into words business writing considerations when working with a variety of contacts.
We have learners across multiple industries, from software engineering companies to library staff and young professionals still figuring out their next move. Word Conscious helps any team upgrade their workplace skill set, regardless of their area of focus.
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You know your team best, but we have a few ideas.
Deliver the course jointly, in person. Watch the videos and do the exercises together in a series of in-person sessions, with social opportunities in between. This is a great way to build rapport and jointly brainstorm how new writing strategies can be applied to your organization.
Sign up individual employees and go through the course together. Hybrid or fully remote teams can benefit from a joint experience, with regular check-ins to exchange insight, ideas, and questions.
Sign up individual employees as a self-guided skills-building opportunity. Whether it’s part of your new staff package or a way to make up for existing gaps, our modules are easy to incorporate into employees’ daily schedule, seamlessly combining study and practice.