CEUs: 0.60

Fee: $229 ($189 member)
Fee includes the Gregg Reference Manual -- a $50 value!

Date: 10/22/09
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: Tempe - AGTS Learning Center

Date: 2/04/10
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: Tempe - AGTS Learning Center

Date: 4/21/10
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: Tempe - AGTS Learning Center

• "Goof-Proof" Editor: Proofreading and Editing Skills for Error-Free Documents

• Powerful Business Writing

• Creating User-Friendly Policies and Procedures

• Technical Writing Skills

• Powerful Writing Skills for E-Mail Users

Busy professionals tell us they would like to feel more confident about their written communication, but they don't have a lot of time to spend in the classroom.  They know that accuracy is critical to their image and to maintaining a competitive edge, but the thought of poring over complex rules holds them back.  The good news is doesn't have to be that way! 

In this powerful one-day seminar, you'll learn the most important tips and techniques that will deliver maximum, immediate payoff.  You'll learn critical points of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling in an engaging and enjoyable way. 

Length:  One 8-hour session

Instructor:  Myers

Who should attend: Anyone wishing to enhance written communication.

Benefits:

• A polished, professional image.

• Error-free documents.

• Fewer corrections and rewrites.

• Increased confidence in the accuracy of your work.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

• Understand and apply the most commonly misunderstood grammar rules (including subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, and verb tenses).

• Correctly apply punctuation in order to communicate clearly and effectively.

• Use apostrophes correctly in showing ownership or contractions.

• Recognize and correct run-on sentences and sentence fragments.

• Discuss commonly misspelled or confusing words.

• Use a practical reference manual and quick-reference guides back on the job.

Program Outline:

I.          Nouns and verbs

            A.         How is the word used?

            B.         What do we do when there is more than one?

            C.         Case: when to use I, me and my

            D.         When to use active versus passive voice

II.          Adjectives and adverbs

            A.         Descriptive words

            B.         Descriptive phrases

            C.         Descriptive clauses

III.         Conjunctions

            A.         Items in a series

            B.         Building compound sentences

            C.         Finessing complex sentences

            D.         Creating transitions

IV.        Practical punctuation

            A.         To comma or not to comma

            B.         Apostrophes are for possessives and contractions

            C.         Semicolons, colons, and other useful notations.

V.         Numbers

            A.         Using words for numbers

            B.         Using digits for numbers

VI.        Spelling and hyphenation

            A.         Spell checking is not the last step

            B.         The words you need to know

            C.         Two hyphenation rules

            D.         Capitalization rules

VII.       Emoticons and text messaging

            A.         Appropriate uses

            B.         A glossary of terms