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Clear workplace writing in english: Emails, messages and plain wording

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for non-native english speakers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 5 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: The email that caused a misunderstanding · 8 min

    Before you begin · Harbourview Logistics · What went wrong

  • Lesson 2: Subject, opening, ask and close: a five-part email · 5 min

    Five parts · Order it

  • Lesson 3: Formal, neutral and informal: matching tone to reader · 5 min

    Same message, three tones · Which tone?

  • Lesson 4: Plain wording: shorter sentences, clearer links · 5 min

    Rewrite · Linking words

  • Lesson 5: Grey areas: urgent requests, bad news and reminders · 5 min

    Three tricky messages · Try it

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment and your own template bank · 7 min

    Save your templates · Next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding, as a monthly writing clinic, and before staff start writing to clients.

Non-native English speakers who write emails, chat messages and short reports (B1 to C1), with a variant for support staff; run by L&D with communications and customer-service leads.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
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  • Company style guide link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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