|
Business Writing: Grammar and Usage
(One-day workshop)
Date(s):
Aug 2 | Sep 27 | Oct 17 | Nov 12 | Dec 6
Instructor(s): Elinor Celuzza | Kerin Forsyth
Description
With extensive explanations and challenging grammatical drills, this workshop teaches you how to find and correct grammatical problems. We will discuss the evolving nature of language and the rationale for the rules we learned in grade school. Participants leave with a thorough understanding of grammar and usage in areas such as subject-verb agreement, restrictive clauses, modifiers, and rules of punctuation.
Intended Audience
For anyone who wants to strengthen his or her own writing or who edits others' work, this course is a natural foundation for many of nSight's other writing and editing classes.
Topics Include:
- Lesson 1: Grammar Skills
- Punctuation Rules
- Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
- Guidelines on Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
- Subject/Verb Agreement
- Lesson 2: Organizational Skills
- Organizing Your Documents
- Transitions
- Using Appropriate Tone
- Plain English
- Responding to E-mail Inquiries
- Lesson 3: Rewriting and Fine-Tuning
- Parallel Structure
- Active Voice
- Dead Construction: Choosing Powerful Verbs
- Lesson 4: Clarifying Your Writing
- Redundancy
- Wordiness or "Flabby Phrases"
- Smothered Verbs
- Additional Resources
- Effective Writing Checklist
- Usage Glossary
- Annotaed References
Participants:
- Learn to verbalize why you are right
- Acquire the language to articulate why correct grammar is necessary in your publications
- Know the essential rules and regulations of grammar
- Clarify the differences between stylistic choices versus grammatical rules and understand what choices are best for your needs
- Ensure consistency of your company's documentation and publications
- Reduce the number of disagreements and arguments about various rules of grammar
- Focus on the mechanics, rather than content
- Clear up common confusions or misunderstandings
To learn more about nSight training programs and for assistance, please contact our Training department at 781-273-6300 or Training@nSightWorks.com.
|
Download Fall 2007 Workshop Schedule
nSight is a Certified Provider member of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)—a nonprofit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs. nSight is certified to offer continuing education credits (CEUs) to students who successfully complete its training workshops. One (1) CEU is equal to ten (10) contact hours. Learn more at 
