Writing under Pressure: Preparing for Success

Overview/Description
Certain professions are inextricably tied to writing under pressure, such as the newspaper journalist or the magazine columnist. Indeed, there's a broad spectrum of professions where writing under pressure is an essential skill with direct consequences – financial or otherwise. Professionals are often required to complete multiple writing tasks in a limited time frame. This course provides professionals with effective ways to prepare for writing successfully under pressure, including how to reduce stress and prepare a suitable writing environment, as well as how to reduce distractions.

Target Audience
Professionals who are commonly required to write documents quickly and concisely, for internal or external stakeholders, and for any variety of purposes – from business letters to comprehensive reports

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Writing under Pressure: Preparing for Success

identify three considerations for optimizing your ability to write under pressure

recognize how to reduce stress when writing under pressure

optimize your environment for writing under pressure

reduce distractions when writing under pressure

optimize factors in your environment to enable you to write successfully under pressure