Year Published: 2014

Time to Complete: 50 min

Course Type: Self-paced Online

Instructor: Amy Gantt, MA

Learning Level: Fundamental

Primary Audience: Investigators

Prerequisite: None

Course Collection(s): Science Communication

Do you have trouble coming up with a short, clear description of your project or idea?

Do you have trouble adhering to word and page limits for abstracts and applications? Is it difficult to come up with a short, clear description of your project or idea? Learn how to get to the point in this course.

Amy Gantt, MA will provide concrete strategies to improve your writing skills for grants, manuscripts, and presentations.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • List common sentence structures that lead to longer, less clear prose.
  • Discuss the benefits of concise writing.
  • Identify when your writing should be edited.
  • Describe how to apply the strategies discussed to make your writing clearer and more concise.
  • Explain how to clearly present your ideas and concepts in grants.

Available courses

Date Location Type Price
2024 Course: Open January 1 through December 31 Online Self-paced course This Course is Free
2025 Course: Open January 1 through December 31 Online Self-paced course This Course is Free