Who should attend this Online Writer or Editor Masterclass?
The Online Writer or Editor Masterclass is designed for individuals who want to enhance their writing or editing skills to excel as an Online Writer or Editor. This course will benefit the following professionals:
- Copywriters and Content Writers
- Editors and Proofreaders
- Marketing Professionals
- Corporate Communication Professionals
- Public Relations Specialists
- Human Resources Personnel
- Business Professionals
Prerequisites of the Online Writer or Editor Masterclass
There are no formal prerequisites to attend this course.
Online Writer or Editor Masterclass Course Overview
Online writers or editors are the people who write online publications, informational websites, periodicals, online advertisement, online newspapers and blogs. Writers also create the stories and dialogue for video games, movies, television shows and scripted radio broadcasts. There is a vast and developing market for online writers and editors who know how to communicate through the internet and who understand the writing principles for this medium.
All online newspapers and magazines have executive editors, managing editors, assignment editors, assistant editors and copy editors, with increasingly narrow duties. Executive editors supervise offices and determine the content of the publication. Managing editors supervise the regular operations of a particular department or newspaper section, like news or arts. Assignment editors decide which writers cover which stories. Copy editors check grammatical errors and correct readability problems and verifying that articles satisfy the necessities outlined in editorial policies.
In this 1-day training, delegates will gain knowledge of the basic concepts of online writing and editing. Delegates will also understand how to track changes in MS Word and Google Docs. Delegates will also attain the knowledge of how to read the content carefully.
This training will cover various concepts, such as:
- Fundamentals of online writing and editing
- Writing and editing steps
- Rules of editing
- Grammar rules for proofreading
- Various strategies of proofreading
At the end of this training, delegates will understand how to break the long sentences. Delegates will also gain knowledge of how to utilise the appropriate tenses, adjectives, verbs and nouns while editing. Delegates will learn about manually editing tools.