The Grammar and Proofreading Course

Course Outline

Gain the skills to:

• Write with style, grace, and clarity
• 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

The Grammar and Proofreading Course presents positive, practical methods for improving your professional writing style. You will learn how to apply the three C's and how to use PAT to evaluate what you have written.

Learn how to:

• Identify the key components of any well-written business document
• Cut excess words and phrases from your writing
• Use transitional words and phrases
• Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers and split infinitives
• Use commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, and parentheses
• Use slash marks, ellipsis marks, quotation marks, italics, and brackets

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

Available Formats for Employees and Managers

At our training centre in downtown Toronto, 10.00AM to 5.00PM with one hour lunch break.

We offer a 10% discount for each additional participant

For Soft Skill Workshops outside the GTA, please contact us at 647-271-3330 or e-mail your request to support@train4career.net for pricing giving information like number of participants, convenient dates etc.