CEUs: 0.60

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

Di$counts for multiple enrollments! Enroll 3 people in the same session at the regular price, get a 4th FREE! (Does not apply to academies or multiple-day classes. Discounts must be requested at the time of registration.) 

Date: 9/22/10
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
New Location: University of Phoenix Hohokam Campus, 4635 E Elwood St, Phoenix, AZ 85040

Date: 4/14/11
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
New Location: Ottawa Phoenix Campus, 10020 N 25th Dr, Room 2050, Phoenix, AZ 85021

• Business Writing

• Editing and Proofreading Skills

• E-mail

• Policies and Procedures

• Technical Writing Skills

• Writing for the Web

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:  Cramer

Who should attend: Anyone who uses written communication on the job.

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:

• Apply  five points to help make better grammar decisions.

• 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 quick-reference guide back on the job.

Program Outline:

I.          Five Points to Help Make Better Grammar Decisions

II.          Grammar

            A.         The Eight Parts of Speech

            B.         Words that Show Relationships

            C.         Groups of Words

III.         Sentence Structure

            A.         Subject and Verb Agreement

            B.         Active and Passive Voice

IV.        Confusing Words

V.         Pronouns

VI.        Punctuation

            A.         Periods

            B.         Commas

            C.         Colons

            D.         Semi-colons

            E.         Parentheses

            F.         Quotation Marks

            G.         Apostrophes

VII.       Correcting Sentence Problems

            A.         Run-on Sentences

            B.         Sentence Fragments

VIII.       The Top Ten Grammar and Usage Mistakes