Writing for Instructional Design and Training Certificate

• Apply persuasive writing techniques when creating needs assessment reports and design documents that effectively articulate your training solution.

• Prepare well-written workbooks, manuals, job aids, slide decks, and e-learning courses that reduce cognitive load, positively influence learning transference, and serve as on-the-job resources.

• Edit writing to be clearer and more concise.

• Organize reports, materials, and curriculums.

• Write precise instructions for individual and group activities so they engage participants.

• Create training materials with easy-to-understand visuals that effectively support written messages and lead to greater learning retention.

• Produce quality content faster, improving your learning programs through effective writing techniques.

• Tailor writing to engage your audience with the right tone, point of view, and personality.

• Reduce learners’ cognitive loads through well-organized and beautifully formatted documents.

This program is ideal for professionals who develop learning programs and want to improve their writing and content organization skills.

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• Understanding Rhetorical Writing

• Writing Persuasively

• Persuasion for Design Documents and Participant Materials

• Writing With Perspective

• Writing to Reduce Cognitive Load

• Elements of Writing

• Organizing Content to Reduce Cognitive Load

• Writing Conversational Scripts for Realistic Scenarios

• Writing Successful Step-by-Step Instructions

• The Impact of Visuals

• The Art of Self-Editing

• 7 Smart Self-Editing Practices Checklist

• Audience Analysis Checklist

• Guidelines for Managing Cognitive Load in Instructions

• Structuring Content to Reduce Cognitive Load Checklist

• Writing Instructions Checklist

• Writing for Learning Checklist

• Writing Guidelines