Professional Writing - The Grammar and Proofreading Course

Class Duration: 2 days

Here are positive, practical methods for improving your professional writing style. It focuses on the how to keys to writing-from putting the first words on paper to the final polishing and proofreading.

You'll learn how to:
Identify the key components of any well-written business document
Recognize and correct run-on sentences
Proofread your writing for clarity of meaning
Overcome the two common writing problems that waste time and money
Procrastination and impulsive writing
Cut excess words and phrase; from your writing
Use transitional words and phrases

Course Objective:
Understand how to employ writing and editing techniques to strengthen professional writing style. Identify the key components of a well-written document.

Course Content

Communication
Understanding the flow of communication
Identify methods and components of written communication
Identify the benefits of written communication

Writing Skills
Basic Writing Skills
Effective sentences and paragraphs

Identifying Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs
Identify Nouns
Identify Pronouns
Identify Verbs

Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs
Use Adjectives
Use Adverbs

Identifying Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
Use Prepositions
Use Conjunctions
Use Interjections

Identifying Rules
Monitor Sentences
Monitor Modifiers
Avoid Common Errors

Identifying Correct Punctuation
Use Parentheses Correctly
Use Commas, Semicolons, and Quotation Marks
Use Numbers, Symbols, and Capitalization Correctly

Identifying Sentence Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices
Identify Sentence Fragments
Identify Run-ons, Comma Splices, and Solutions

Building Effective Sentences
Identify the Goal
Consider the Audience
Consider the Context

Writing Specific Messages
Business letters and reports
Writing opinionated messages

Understanding Proposals
Proposals
Client-focused proposals

Letter Proposals
Writing a letter proposal
Visually appealing proposals

Formal Proposals
Structuring formal proposals
Visual elements and editing

Writing Email and Other Electronic Communication
Organize your material
Write an email
Write instant messages

Writing Effective Business Communication
Analyze your audience
Write an Internal Announcement
Write an Email responding to Routine Requests
Write an Email to Respond Positively to Customer Complaints