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Book now – Monday 7 December 2015
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We can’t legally offer courses in bribery and blackmail, but we can teach you the next best way to get your point across. This interactive masterclass in copywriting isn’t a course in the hard sell, but simply in learning how to make your message clear, concise, memorable, and even entertaining.
Through a range of practical exercises, you’ll learn how to spot relatable stories in a mass of dry facts, as well as how to craft clickable headlines and target a message to a specific audience. Whether you want to improve the quality of marketing or campaigning materials, or give your website a more professional edge, this fantastic course will help you to create high-quality commercial copy that suits your own needs.
Content
- Making engaging stories out of the driest facts
- Finding hooks for your copy in the news
- Different structures and styles for web copy – including product descriptions, advertising copy, social media, newsletters and press releases
- How to read your audience, and tailor your content to them
- The essential components – headlines, standfirsts, subheads, captions, furniture
- The importance of first and last sentences
- Tone and language – how to establish a readable, memorable style
- When (and when not) to use humour
- The best policy – maintaining the trust of your audience
- Practical exercises with opportunity for feedback on work carried out during the class
- Q&A
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Tutor profile
Eddy Lawrence is a copywriter with over 20 years of writing and editing experience. He has written for and edited publications including The Face, Melody Maker and Jack, and even some that are still going, such as Time Out, NME, Shortlist and the Guardian.
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Book now – Monday 7 December 2015
- Book onto alternative dates – Monday 18 January 2016
- Book onto alternative dates – Monday 15 February 2016
- Book onto alternative dates – Monday 21 March 2016
- Book onto alternative dates – Monday 18 April 2016
- Book onto alternative dates – Monday 9 May 2016
- Book onto alternative dates – Monday 13 June 2016
Details
Dates: Multiple dates available
Times: 10am-4pm
Location: The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU
Price: £249 (includes VAT, booking fee, lunch and refreshments)
Event capacity: 16
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Returns policy
Tickets may be refunded if you contact us at least 14 days before the course start date. Please see our terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.
