Humanities-informed Business Writing with Bill Macauley
Tue, Oct 13
|Zoom
How can the humanities strengthen your professional writing? Join Bill Macauley for a four-part virtual class exploring how insights from literature and writing studies can improve clarity, audience awareness, and decision-making in workplace communication.
TIME & LOCATION
Oct 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom
ABOUT
This is a 4-meeting virtual class using the Zoom platform.
Tuesdays, Oct 13, 20, 27 and Nov 3, 6-7 pm Central time.
About this class: This course will use lenses and practices from the Humanities, specifically the studies of writing and literature, to help business communicators make informed and successful decisions about their writing in the workplace.
Skills Acquired: Rhetorical Awareness, Audience Analysis, Written Communication, Critical Reading, Applied Interpretation
Please note: This class will be held live on Zoom during the dates and time listed above. If you can’t attend a session or if the time doesn’t work for you, a password-protected course page will host video recordings for registered participants to watch at their convenience.
Instructor bio: Bill Macauley is a retired university writing professor. He has taught a wide variety of writing courses and directed several writing centers/programs. Bill's work now focuses on understanding the humanity and experience of writing.
This class is made possible in part through partnership with The MDU Resources Foundation.
TICKETS
Class Registration
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