Target Population: All Employees
Group Size: Up
to 20 participants
Length of Program: One
Day
Course Format: Highly
experiential ... "How-to" techniques ...
Drills ... Feedback and critique ... Job-related
application
The Need
Many business people have forgotten
basic grammar principles learned years ago in school. Poor
grammar usage not only confuses and misleads the reader but
also damages the writer's credibility.
Objectives
• To
review business grammar and word usage principles
• To practice and gain confidence in using these principles
through a series of exercises and drills
• To apply corporate grammar rules to the participants' job-related
communications
Program Content
• The thin line between
conversational clarity and grammatical correctness
• Grammar and your credibility: The importance of proper grammar
on the job
• Saying what you mean: Avoiding misplaced modifiers and dangling
participles
• Agreement between subjects and verbs, pronouns and nouns
• Active vs. passive voice: Putting action into your writing
• Eliminating wordiness and jargon: Writing concise, clear communications
• Review of business punctuation principles
• Commonly misused words
• Proper capitalization
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