LETTER-PERFECT GRAMMAR AND PROOFREADING
In this seminar you'll learn...
How to avoid embarrassing word usage mistakes
How to use proper punctuation and capitalization
How to catch errors with laser-like precision
How to spell like a champ
And much more
In just one day, you´ll brush up on important rules of grammar and learn the latest, most professional methods for letter-perfect proofreading. Become the resident expert on business English who can quote any grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage or capitalization rule (in case anyone asks) and dazzle your boss with your laser-like ability to spot errors—before the job goes out! Get this important training today.
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Add to your repertoire of proofreading skills
How to concentrate—even when surrounded by distractions
The 1st commandment of proofreading: Thou shalt not change the author´s meaning
How to proofread faster ... and still not miss a mistake
Identifying typos—tricks of the trade
10 most frequently made proofreading mistakes
Proofreading a foreign language when you´re not fluent: A firm rule
to follow
to follow
Sniffing out sins of omission—like left-out characters and words
Understanding the thin line between "editing" and "proofreading"
Why proofreaders who do this are far more successful than those
who don´t
who don´t
Proofreading isn´t always a solo sport—when to call in reinforcements
The real secret to proofreading your own work
The divide-and-conquer approach ... how to use it to overcome proofreading monotony
BONUS: Proofreading marks that will make your job a whole lot easier
Keep the "Punctuation Police" out of your hair
Parentheses and dashes have different jobs—do you know what they are?
Right—and wrong—ways to use the semicolon and colon
Ellipses: The real purpose of those three little dots (or should it be four?)
The art of using quotation marks
Worried about how and where to use the slash? Relax—here´s
the answer
the answer
Apostrophes—when to use them, when to lose them
How to avoid the common trap of comma overkill
Properly use tricky words commonly misspelled, confused–and misused
Words most commonly misspelled—your go-to guide
The most troublesome words in business and how to get them right. For starters:
Further/farther
Effect/affect
All right/alright
Almost/most
Who/whom
Among/between
Around/about
In/into
Who ... which ... or that? You´ll never wonder again!
Not sure how to spell a word? Five things you can do
The "Bible" on capitalization
When to spell out numbers and when to use figures
Your/you´re, too/to/two, there/their/they´re—know without a doubt which to use when
Eliminating unacceptable sexist words and phrases
Know the unbreakable rules of grammar-and those you can forget about
A lightning-quick tour of basic grammar rules
Subject/verb agreement—the golden rule
Three cures for sentences that run on and on and on and on and on and ...
Detecting mixed construction and parallelism violations in sentences
Making nouns and pronouns agree—can it really be this easy?
Avoiding mismatches between singular and plural words
Parts of speech ... where they fit into the big scheme of things
Avoiding the use—and overuse—of the passive voice ... and awkward, mushy sentences
I, me or myself: What´s grammatically legal—and what´s not
BONUS session! Proofreading and your computer
The principles of on-screen proofreading—mastered!
How technology is changing the job of proofreading
What your spell-checker can and CAN´T do
Your grammar-checker—the best time to employ it
The cursor—your on-line proofreading best friend
The major difference between hard-copy and on-screen proofreading
E-mail do´s and don´ts
CEU Credits: 0.5
CPE Credits: 6
Field of Study: Communications
NASBA#: 107691
US/Canada:
1-800-867-4340
United Kingdom:
0800 968254
Australia:
1 800 145 233
New Zealand:
0800 447 299
or e-mail us at:
onsite@skillpath.net
1-800-867-4340
United Kingdom:
0800 968254
Australia:
1 800 145 233
New Zealand:
0800 447 299
or e-mail us at:
onsite@skillpath.net
