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MASTER THE SKILLS TO GET IT WRITE EVERY TIME
Effortlessly master clear, powerful writing and transform how you communicate at work.
The School of unProfessional Writing helps you master clear, powerful communication with short video lessons you can apply immediately. Transform your writing, save time, and get results.
“I enjoyed and appreciated each of the courses. I am grateful that I was advised to sign up!”
Something you’ve experienced?
Your emails get ignored or misunderstood.
Reports you spend hours on are hardly ever read.
You struggle to find the right words to say what you mean.
Writing takes waaay more time than it should.
You worry your message isn’t coming across clearly.
Feedback on your writing feels overwhelming and unhelpful.
If this sounds like you, you're not alone.
We've solved these problems thousands of times!
Empowering professionals: write what you mean and be easily understood
Our job is to take intricate, complex communication theory and boil it down into power-packed, deceptively simple techniques that you can instantly integrate into your work.
Plain language
gives readers what they need
Plain language is our approach to writing. It focuses on giving readers exactly what they need, when they need it. Plain language gets work done. Why? Because easy to read is easy to do.
Two experts started this school -
and more are sharing their wisdom every month!
Learn from the best!
Here’s what you’ll get
Customised courses relevant to every aspect of writing at work
Hundreds of videos and dozens of courses.
New content every month.
Organisations that have transformed their writing with us
Who’s the School for?
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Office workers
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Analysts and advisors
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Bid writers and sales people
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Managers
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HR teams
Colleen Trolove
How did I become a plain language trainer?
I started out teaching English as a second language. Then I worked for 14 years as a plain language specialist at Write Limited, the world's biggest plain language consultancy.
My power lies in my experience. I can teach 22 different workshops, from critical thinking to writing for lawyers. Over the years I’ve read over 10,000 pieces of writing from workshop participants, written by people from every level of every industry.
Everyone worries about the same things when it comes to writing - things like sounding too casual or not being taken seriously enough. I get it. But I also come with solutions because I’ve solved the same problem for people thousands of times.
Miraka Davies
Who am I and why can you trust me?
I’m an author, speaker, and coach. I’ve taught thousands of people and hundreds of organisations plain language and clear communications.
And I call bullshit on old-fashioned professional writing. Outdated writing rules are to blame for time-wasting, confusing, alienating communication, so quit it and come with me on the Let’s Get unProfessional waka.
I’ve taken what I know to be truth, based on my decades of teaching and writing experience, and put it all at your fingertips. So, if you’re looking to improve your writing in a way that’s no stress, and not boring (with just a wee bit of badassery), you’re in the right place.
High-value experts
If you get Miraka or Colleen to run a training day for your team, they charge $8,000 a day.
This School is by far the best-value way to learn from these writing experts.
FAQs
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I’m a realist. I know you’re probably already juggling too many balls. That's why every course is made up of short, punchy videos – usually 5 minutes long or less.
Each one has a principle or a tool you can start using immediately. Some lessons have
suggested activities you can practice to hone your skills. But there are no assignments or tests, and no specific time commitment, so you can learn at your own pace.
- Find exactly what you need to help you write that important email, proposal, or report.
- Watch a video while you wait for your takeout or drink your coffee in the morning.
- Listen to videos like a podcast when you work out.
- Binge watch or graze.
This is truly writing training for the busy unProfessional. -
Absolutely! And we have pricing options for different-sized businesses. So, whether you’ve 3 employees or 3000, we’ve a pricing structure that'll work for you. Email us to find out more.
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People all over the world are un-schooling themselves with The School of unProfessional Writing. We're based in New Zealand, but the need for clarity in communication is global.
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We love questions! Email us at school@unprofessionalwriting.com and we'll have a chat!
Still not sure?
Clear writing is the way of today and the way of the future
It may be new to you, but Plain Language has been around for more than 80 years!
Plain Language is so widely acknowledged as the best communication for modern readers, there's even an international Plain Language Association.
There’s an international ISO standard and an International Plain Language Association. There’s even a plain-language journal called Clarity written by lawyers for lawyers!
Plain Language is used by governments, the military, emergency services, and in situations where life is on the line.
We train thousands of people in Plain Language every year across all sectors and industries, including government departments.
So join the School of unProfessional Writing. It will change your writing immediately. Just watch when you feel like it – or binge-watch for your unProfessional Writing fix).
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