Wilbers.com: Writing Workshops & Seminars

Stephen Wilbers is a keynote speaker, speech coach, and award-winning author who has taught writing and oral presentation skills in the Technological Leadership Institute for more than 20 years.

He has offered on-site training seminars in effective writing to more than 10,000 business, technical, legal, academic, and creative writers.

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Better Writing in Six Weeks
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Free 20-point plan for better writing

Columns
If you miss seeing my column in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, you can read previously published columns here or here.

Writing topics & exericses
Columns, advice, and exercises on topics ranging from annoying phrases to punctuation, salutations, wordiness, and writer’s block

English language skills
Take the grammar, proofreading, punctuation, and word choice challenges.

Plain English

Vocabulary words you should know

Book recommendations

Books by Stephen Wilbers

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Two 30-second writing exercises

Find the error in the sentence below.
“We encountered some unexpected expenses, however, we decided not to increase our fee.?

Revise the sentence below for stylistic effect.
“Her actions were misleading, deplorable, and unusual.?