Do you or your staff write features, investigative articles, news, ads, technical copy, business or financial stories? We have training courses coming up in the New Year for you which are specifically tailored to developing these writing skills. Get the skills to really make a difference.

BASIC NEWS WRITING – 7th January
A practical one-day workshop in which delegates deconstruct news writing to create their own blueprint for effective stories.
http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/courses/details.html?uid=52

BASIC FEATURE WRITING – 8th January
A practical, hands-on workshop for all writers with less than two years’ experience, this workshop uses examples from delegates’ own publications to look at what really makes good feature writing – and how to do it.
http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/courses/details.html?uid=51

ADVERTISING COPYWRITING – 18th January
Looking at the challenges of writing a selling message to client requirements, this course helps copywriters and journalists sharpen their writing skills.
http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/courses/details.html?uid=201

INVESTIGATIVE WRITING – 17th January
This new course led by a top investigative journalist will lead delegates through one of the hardest skills of journalism: investigation.
http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/courses/details.html?uid=297

TECHNICAL WRITING – 18th January
Making complex subject matter simple and readable is a valuable skill, but one that can be learned. This course handles how to write technical stories for the non-specialist reader.
http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/courses/details.html?uid=298

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTING – 23rd January
This in-depth workshop will help journalists understand the issues involved in understanding what is reported by businesses and producing great business stories.
http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/courses/details.html?uid=205

AND FOR EDITORS:

STYLE AND TONE – 8th January
Analyse your title’s unique voice: how does it reflect brand values and personality? Editors, writers and subs will be given the tools to consider the role of style and tone in brand-building, launches and changes in editorial direction.
http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/courses/details.html?uid=138

COMPELLING COVERS – 7th January
A one-day course for designers, editors, marketing managers, art editors and publishers – anyone who is concerned with improving the cover of your magazine.
http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/courses/details.html?uid=283