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RED 941

Active Voice and Writing with Verbs


Scheduled Sessions


INSTRUCTORS


Vasiliki Karahalios, MFA
Grant Specialist
Office of Research Education

Format:

Live Online

Duration:

About 1.5 hours

Audience:

 
 

This class focuses on the power of writing with strong, active verbs to create compelling and impactful proposals. We will cover essential techniques for writing in the active voice, avoiding nominalizations (converting verbs into nouns), selecting strong verbs, and ensuring that your sentences convey their main action. Enhance your grant writing skills by learning how to energize your proposals and make them stand out.

Objectives:

  • Understand the importance of using strong, active verbs in grant proposals.
  • Learn how to use the active voice effectively.
  • Develop skills to avoid turning verbs into nouns.
  • Learn how to choose strong verbs.
  • Review examples of successful proposals.

 


 

Last Updated: 9/3/25