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Learn Plain Writing Today. Be a Better Writer in High Demand

Learn how to communicate well, plainly, without ambiguity, and become a writer in demand in this age of globalization
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(35 reviews)
930 students
Created by
Ugur Akinci, Ph.D.

8.3

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8.1

Freshness

7.2

Popularity

8.9

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Video: 2h 7m
Language: English
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8.3 / 10

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Freshness

8.1 / 10
This course was last updated on 10/2020.

Course content can become outdated quite quickly. After analysing 71,530 courses, we found that the highest rated courses are updated every year. If a course has not been updated for more than 2 years, you should carefully evaluate the course before enrolling.

Popularity

7.2 / 10
We analyzed factors such as the rating (4.0/5) and the ratio between the number of reviews and the number of students, which is a great signal of student commitment.

New courses are hard to evaluate because there are no or just a few student ratings, but Student Feedback Score helps you find great courses even with fewer reviews.

Material

8.9 / 10
Video Score: 7.9 / 10
The course includes 2h 7m video content. Courses with more videos usually have a higher average rating. We have found that the sweet spot is 16 hours of video, which is long enough to teach a topic comprehensively, but not overwhelming. Courses over 16 hours of video gets the maximum score.
The average video length is 1 hours 42 minutes of 261 Writing courses on Udemy.
Detail Score: 9.0 / 10

The top online course contains a detailed description of the course, what you will learn and also a detailed description about the instructor.

Extra Content Score: 9.9 / 10

Tests, exercises, articles and other resources help students to better understand and deepen their understanding of the topic.

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57 resources.
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Learn within a few minutes every day such powerful plain writing techniques as:
•Avoiding abstract nouns and verbs
•Avoiding allusions
•Using the active voice properly
•How to use tables to help your writing
•The benefits of eliminating the verb “to be” from your writing
•Eliminating “unless”
•Eliminating technical jargon
•Eliminating ornaments
•Eliminating redundant pairs
•Eliminating phrasal verbs
•Avoiding “IN phrases”
•Exercises and Assignments
•Free WEEKLY UPDATE of writing tips, ideas, and tutorials
•and much much more…
With this course you get…
•48 Lectures
•29 Quizzes
•21 Exercise sheets with 21 Solution sheets
•Plain Writing Composition Example with Before-After Comparison
•100 Active-Passive Voice Exercises
•3 Supplementary PDF Downloads
•NO DEADLINE to finish the course. Take it, study it, and finish it anytime you like.
“The material was presented in a clear and logical sequence. As a fundamental course in English composition, Learn Plain Writing Today delivers on its promises. Dr. Akinci shows how to cut unnecessary verbiage that makes writing cumbersome and unreadable and present ideas with clear and vibrant prose. The most important illustrations are those of active vs. passive tense and simplifying technical jargon and buzz words. This is an excellent first course for anyone who wishes to communicate complex ideas with clarity.”
— Thomas Cholewa
“Dr. Akinci created an amazing course with easy-to-implement tips to improve your writing. The exercises and other additional resources provided are also great ways to keep learning after the video part of the course is over.”
— Efe Sevin
Did you know that plain writing is now the Federal law in the United States? 
Learn writing techniques to comply with the “Plain Writing Law” if you are working or planning to work for the U.S. Federal Government, or intending to correspond and do business with it. 
SUPPLEMENTARY PDFs: Some lectures have downloadable PDFs related to the videos. Click the RESOURCES drop-down list (with down arrow on it) on the upper-right corner of the lecture screen to access these PDF documents. 
Good luck! 
>>>>> This course comes with my PERSONAL NO-QUESTIONS-ASKED 30 Day FULL REFUND GUARANTEE! Try my course for 30 days and if you still don’t like it, Udemy will refund you 100%. You’ve got nothing to lose ***

What can you learn from this course?

✓ By the end of this course, you’ll be able to edit complicated sentences, simplify and re-write them in plain English.

What you need to start the course?

• Basic working knowledge of English.

Who is this course is made for?

• All speakers and writers of English.
• All students of English.
• ESL students.
• All U.S. Federal Government workers.

Are there coupons or discounts for Learn Plain Writing Today. Be a Better Writer in High Demand ? What is the current price?

The course costs $99.99.
The average price is $18.0 of 261 Writing courses. So this course is 456% more expensive than the average Writing course on Udemy.

Will I be refunded if I'm not satisfied with the Learn Plain Writing Today. Be a Better Writer in High Demand course?

YES, Learn Plain Writing Today. Be a Better Writer in High Demand has a 30-day money back guarantee. The 30-day refund policy is designed to allow students to study without risk.

Are there any financial aid for this course?

At the moment we could not find an available financial aid for Learn Plain Writing Today. Be a Better Writer in High Demand .

Who will teach this course? Can I trust Ugur Akinci, Ph.D.?

Ugur Akinci, Ph.D. has created 8 courses that got 1,223 reviews which are generally positive. Ugur Akinci, Ph.D. has taught 21,293 students and received a 4.3 average review out of 1,223 reviews. Depending on the information available, we think that Ugur Akinci, Ph.D. is an instructor that you can trust.

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Ugur Akinci, Ph.D.

Sr. Technical Writer & Writing Instructor
Fortune 100 technical communicator and educator since 1998. 

>>> Adobe Captivate Certified Specialist 2019
>>> Fellow STC
>>> Microsoft Office Specialist Word, Excel and PowerPoint Expert 2016
>>> Mindtouch Top 200 Content Experience Strategist 2017
>>> Quora Top Writer 2018 with over 1.1 Million article views
>>> Montgomery College (MD) Technical Writing Advisory Committee Member

Ugur started his professional career as a senior translator for NATO Hqs. LSE. He has worked as a writer, translator, editor and publisher since the mid-80s.

For his copy writing clients, Ugur created all kinds of marketing materials and press releases while honing his skills as a Desk Top Publisher and even publishing a biweekly magazine for a number of years by using DTP techniques.

In mid-90s we see Ugur as a full-time accredited journalist, covering the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Congress for a daily publication.

In 1998, Ugur has discovered the joy of technical writing, marrying his love of science and technology to his artistic sensibilities and design skills.

Working for Fortune 100 hi-tech corporations like Fannie Mae, ADP, and Honeywell, Ugur created many user guides, system admin guides, reference sheets, release notes, quick start guides, and all kinds of similar software, hardware and networking documents, sometimes as a part of an international documentation team.

Ugur enjoys teaching a wide variety of writing, software tools, content development, and document design skills both online and also in person.

He is a Toastmaster (CC), an active senior member and Associate Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) and a Past President of his award-winning local chapter, STC Washington D.C. — Baltimore.

With decades of writing and technical communication experience under his belt, Ugur teaches not only the general principles of good writing and content development but also the insider tips that will save you a lot of grief and headaches. Learn software documentation and different kinds of writing from an industry professional who is still working in this exciting field.

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Video: 2h 7m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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