{pp}I spend a lot of time rewriting other people’s work or worse trying to decipher press releases and editing reams of paper which make up reports. And then I meet up with other freelancers who complain of how quiet it is right now and I wonder?

{pp}As early as 1945 people started to realise that in order to write effectively and get their message across they needed to write in language that everyone could understand.

{pp}You get all dressed up for a great night out with your workmates and arrive at the event to welcome cocktails – the evening’s looking good, even though it’s a company anniversary bash or something similar. They’ve hired good music and the party’s getting better by the minute. Even the food at this huge hotel is surprisingly good.

{pp}So much work goes into producing documents, which is why they’re so long, but so little work goes into editing them.

{pp}So what does this mean for us in real terms that we can process and work around? It means that we have less money at the end of the month and maybe we have to look at ways to supplement this as they’ve been doing for years overseas.

{pp}Accompanied by guys from The Red Cross, Rescue South Africa and the head of CSI from Investec we started off at Wadeville Camp near Germiston where around 300 tents have been pitched.

{pp}The second edition of the International Media Forum South Africa (IMFSA) was held at the Campus in Bryanston, Johannesburg, 21 – 22 May 2008. IMFSA, a gathering of some of the world's top editors teaming up with African media managers and communicators.

{pp}Yesterday I had the amazing experience of interviewing 28 year old Durbanite Julia Holley, a brand manager at Unilever SA. From the minute she came on the phone I could feel the energy and enthusiasm she has, not just for her work, but her life.

{pp}This course will give you the tools to write newspaper and magazine articles, press releases and edit copy.

This course is aimed at anyone who has ever wanted to earn their living through writing or wants to simply improve their skills. The idea of this course is for the participants to produce at least two articles, possibly a profile, travel,health, humour piece and even an issue story.