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Professional writing
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Artist statement
Writing an artist statement is an important skill for artists and designers. Learn to communicate your creative practice to others and develop your writing skills.
Artist statement - formats
This page describes some common formats for artist statements that you may need to write as a creative professional
Artist statement - writing process
Detailed information about the process of writing a clear and concise artist statement. It includes four different learning activities to help you write your own statement.
Artist statement - writing tutorial
Write your artist statement in your own words and elaborate on ideas from the previous activities. View this tutorial on writing an artist statement and an artist biography.
Choose your words carefully
The words you use send strong signals about the tone of your message. These examples will help you to identify and use the right tone in your email messages
Email greetings
Emails are an important form of written communication in the workplace. This resource covers how to write a professional email greeting.
Email layout
Emails are an important form of written communication in the workplace. This resource covers how to layout a professional email.
Important information first
As emails are short pieces of communication, there is a set structure you should use. This learning activity will help you identify which information is most important.
Linking words
Linking words are very important when writing answers to legal questions.
Main idea at the beginning
Where possible, put the main idea or key information at the start of the sentence to make it easier to comprehend.
Quick tips
Quick tips for writing professional emails.
Reports
Are you new to report writing? These tutorials teach you how to write well-structured academic and business reports for your assessment tasks.
Requests
when writing professional emails, you may need to make requests or respond to requests. The language you use to do this is very important. this page shows you examples of polite responses.
Short and simple sentences
One of the ways to make your writing easier to read and understand is to use short and simple sentences.
Subject lines
Subject lines tell the reader about the content and purpose of the email. They need to be clear, accurate and concise.
Use clear and concise language
Activity section of a tutorial on writing for the workplace. Use simple, clear and direct language. Use strong verbs (doing/action words) rather than noun phrases.
Use verbs instead of abstract nouns
This learning activity will show you how to make your writing easier to read by using verbs instead of abstract nouns.
Workplace writing basics
Use plain English to make your message easy to read. The following tips guide you through how to write in plain English.
Writing a legal memo
How to write legal memos for your law subjects. Legal memorandums that are written as assignments can take three forms: an in-house document, a letter to a client, or a paper on legal policy.
Writing emails
Emails are an important form of written communication in the workplace. This resource covers how to structure and write clear and concise professional emails.