PR Writing Basics

Course

In London

£ 399 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    2h

  • Duration

    8 Weeks

8 week evening course

You don’t need to take days off to learn new writing skills – we’ve adapted our two-day PR writing certification into an eight-week evening course. You can learn to write effective copy for PR, content marketing and brand journalism in fun and active after-work sessions.

Good PR content balances editorial, marketing and creative writing to tell engaging stories to relevant audiences. You need to understand how to deliver brand messages quickly and clearly to get it right. This course will give you the right frameworks and help you develop good writing habits.

What can I expect?

Our workshop approach blends theory and practice through exercises, demonstrations, case studies, group work, discussion and games. You will get individual feedback from the tutor, who will help you focus on things you need to improve.

Courses are limited to eight participants, so everyone gets a decent amount of attention. If you want to get the best out of the course, you can put in some extra work at home and send it to the tutor before the next lesson.

Expect fun. Nobody needs to be bored to sleep after a hard day’s work, so we include games and interesting activities in each session.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, N1 0QH

Start date

On request

About this course

What will I get from the course?

– Simple processes for writing effective copy regularly
– Structures and templates for different written formats
– Learn to write engaging stories that help achieve marketing objectives
– Learn how to balance promotional and editorial messages in written work
– Improved editing skills
– Improved grammar and proofreading techniques

Who should take the course?

Anybody working in PR, marketing, digital marketing, SEO.
People that have to write for content marketing purposes.
Marketing professionals taking on PR writing.
It’s a beginner to intermediate level course.

Can I have a certificate?

You certainly can. The course leads to the Henshall Level One certificate in PR Writing.

Why should I come to Henshall Centre?

We make learning feel good. You will gain practical skills through a well designed course and expert tuition in a supportive learning environment. We are approved trainers for the BBC, Football Association, British Airways, Arcadia, the NHS, Motability, WWF and many other brands.

Who teaches this stuff?
Liton Ali’s approach to learning centres on fun – ask anybody who’s done hip-hop karaoke at his storytelling course. Having worked in PR, journalism and marketing since 1999, he has written about broadband technology, women’s underwear and ethical chickens amongst many other subjects.
Over the years, he has worked at various agencies and as an in-house communications director but spent most of his time as a freelance consultant due to the amount of fun the job involved. Today, Liton is our full time training director.

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Subjects

  • PR Writing
  • Public Relations
  • Writing Skills
  • Content Marketing
  • Brand Journalism
  • Campaign Planning
  • Corporate Reputation Management
  • Press Release Writing
  • PR
  • PR skills
  • PR Strategy
  • PR training
  • Team management
  • Leadership
  • Editorial Skills
  • Social Media
  • Digital Channels
  • Voice
  • Proofreading

Course programme

Course Content

Week 1
Introduction to storytelling
Understanding your audience
Setting objectives and achieving goals
The four-step writing process

Week 2
How to plan and write articles
News writing
Tone of voice and writing style
Thought leadership

Week 3
Writing case studies
Interviewing techniques
Writing quotes

Week 4
Press release writing
Balancing benefits and features
Writing brand messages

Week 5
Professional editing techniques
Effective summaries
Writing media pitches

Week 6
Writing blog posts
Shareable content for social media
Introduction to SEO principles

Week 7
Writing features and contributed articles
Focus on headlines
Grammar and punctuation focus

Week 8
Writing synopses
Proofreading
Using an editorial calendar
Review of course work
Individual development plans

PR Writing Basics

£ 399 + VAT