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Writing for the Web

Leslie O’Flahavan, E-WRITE
Alliance to Save Energy
Washington, DC – June 1-2, 2011
Agenda
Module 1: How does reading
 online differ from reading
            print?
F-shaped pattern for online reading
Will this web content meet users’
needs?
Module 2: What are the traits of
  well-written web content?
Compare two sites
Communication vs. dissemination
Are you writing a lobby or a room?
Module 3: Develop a persona
   for your online reader
Develop a persona for your online
readers
How should this content be edited so it’s
more like a conversation with the reader?
Module 4: How to write
different amounts and types of
 content for different readers
Write a bite and a snack for this meal
Sample bites and snacks
Sample bites and snacks
Are these effective bites and snacks?
Alliance bites and snacks
Module 5: How to write
 concise web content
Write concisely: Cut word count
Module 6: How to write
scannable web content
Add headings to this content
Highly scannable content
Module 7: How to write
effective hypertext links
Alternatives to “Learn More” links
Module 8: Apply what
you’ve learned to writing your
         own content
Course wrap-up: Questions
  and Evaluation Form
Thanks!
Leslie O’Flahavan, E-WRITE
www.ewriteonline.com
www.WritingMatters.typepad.com
Leslie@ewriteonline.com
Office: 301-989-9583
Cell: 240-472-1179

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