Writing masterclass
You talk a great story, right, but it jams on the way to the page...?
Ah, then you are a person to roll up for some hefty enquiring into how to:
• Detect where your writing strengths lie, and kick them into action;
• Detect where your weaknesses are skulking, and wrestle them into surrender;
• Find copy that sings in a tune that not only your lover can hear, but your editor, too;
• Find confidence to tackle the tasks that have always looked a rung too high;
• Locate the bridge that takes what's in your mind to what's on your screen; and,
• Locate the border between gravity and levity and make use of both.
Writing Masterclass is for people who have the basics and seek the edge. If you worry that your readers' eyes glaze over while you are telling them the facts... Masterclass. If you have a fan-club but can't find new readers... Masterclass. If you are fine on the news pages but hanker for a column... Masterclass. If you are sukkeling with issues like where the dictionary rules and where you say it like the people say it... Masterclass. If your thought-pieces end with whimpers while you're looking for wallops... Masterclass.
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Who should attend:
This two-day course is suitable for experienced journalists, bloggers and editors who want to mesmerise their audiences,grow their popularity, and have their boss gulp when they raise the subject of a raise. Or your aspirant book writer that needs to turn their jumbled thoughts into the artwork it should be.
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About the trainer:
Denis Beckett is unarguably SA's most variegated journalist. His toe has dipped into every medium from television (Beckett's Trek) to magazines (Frontline) to books (14 and counting) to newspapers (hundreds of columns, no longer counting) to radio (talk-shows on 702 and SAfm). Wheresoever a writing talent lurks unrecognised, Denis Beckett will unearth it as he has for some of South Africa's top writers.
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Had something else in mind?
The IAJ are the media training specialists. If you can't find what you're looking for on our website, please contact our Writing Unit Coordinator, Dimakatso Mathe on 011 482 4990 or az.gro.jai@tnirp to discuss your requirements.
Time: 09:00 - 16:00
Venue: Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, Johannesburg
More info:
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism
1 Richmond Forum
Cedar Avenue
Richmond