Writing Skills: Feature Writing

Course Overview

This is a split workshop so that delegates can prepare and write a feature, which is given detailed assessment on the final day.

Audience

Newcomers to all aspects of feature writing, whether technical or consumer, and those with only a very basic knowledge. Also suitable for those working in PR.

Course Outline

• Getting an idea and developing it
• Researching and interviewing
• Intros and conclusions
• The importance of structure
• Selecting material: what to use and what to leave out
• Using quotes and use of language
• Writing technical stories in an interesting way
• Getting the words right to create flow.

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