Master the art of strategic writing to lead with impact and build strong, motivated teams. Transform your communication for clarity, influence, and professional success.
As a leader, your writing both represents you and helps you set an example. By using clear and concise writing strategically, you can positively impact not only business outcomes but also teamwork and professional relationships.
The words you use with your team can also impact their engagement and performance. Writing strategically helps you use intentional writing as a management tool—to inspire, coach, direct, and provide actionable feedback.
Intentional, strategic writing can help leaders project and inspire confidence, manage conflict productively, and boost team motivation and engagement. Similarly, leaders can use intentional language to convey respect, set examples for the team, include others, and build community.
This course also highlights the ways in which the choices leaders make in their writing can impact morale, retention, and team wellness. Participants will get strategies for crafting messages that meet the needs of today’s readers while also building trust and conveying respect.
8 activities • 21 videos • duration: 2h 34m
Practical writing and communication skills for work, school, and life.
High-Value Writing is a modern-day virtual school on a mission to help everyone use writing to their advantage—to meet goals and build positive relationships. We believe everyone deserves to navigate writing and communication with flexibility and confidence. By being adaptable in our writing, we can make intentional communication decisions that benefit our lives and relationships. That’s why High-Value Writing teaches communication principles that extend across all areas of writing—from business writing to academic writing to poetry and prose. In 2018, Erin Lebacqz started High-Value Writing to disrupt the ways we teach, use, and talk about writing. Our workshops, books, videos, and eLearning courses empower you to use practical communication strategies intentionally and independently. We believe strategic writing is one of the most effective ways to meet goals and improve personal and professional relationships. We hope you’ll join our growing community on this path towards a world connected by thoughtful, intentional communication.
Strategic Writing and Communication | International Teacher Education | Student-Centered Learning
An acclaimed international educator, Erin Lebacqz has been teaching Writing and Pedagogy (how Teaching and Learning work) for over 25 years, in business and academic settings in the U.S. and around the world.
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very helpful course. I am so glad that I picked it.
The course was swift and easy to follow; I really appreciated the instructor's patience in allowing for alternative answers and the prompts she made to keep me ( the learners ) engaged.
This course is definitely five stars. The material is presented in 8-10 minute segments with a clear objective for each segment. Lots of examples of how to improve using concrete examples and explaining the use of strategic verbs. Erin, the instructor, is very knowledgeable and presents so well - she has a compelling voice and tone and makes the listener (me) feel included, even though it is a video!
