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Business Writing and Grammar Skills Made Easy and Fun!

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Gain dozens of field-tested strategies relied on by today’s most effective business writers. Learn how to present your ideas clearly and persuasively…select words that fit your meaning…spot misused verbs, pronouns and punctuation…avoid communication misfires…and much, much more.

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Course Outcomes

Master core writing, grammar and punctuation essentials
Apply proven methods to create effective, persuasive messages
Avoid common sentence and spelling errors
Utilize checklists and techniques to enhance overall clarity
Edit and proofread to produce polished, mistake-free business documents

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Day 1

Session 1: Get Started: Transform a Blank Page Into a Bold Message

Take the confidential Writer’s Discovery Analysis to identify areas you want to polish
Understand how business writing is uniquely different from other types of writing
Freewriting: What it is and how to use it to produce a great first draft in half the time
How to “do your homework” — you’ll be amazed at how effortlessly the words flow after that
Are your paragraphs in a confusing, illogical order? Find out how to fix the problem
Great words and phrases for linking paragraphs together so your readers don’t have to stumble through your document
Put the “Know Thy Reader” commandment into practice and double the impact of your message
How to guard against the deadly mistake of leaving important points out because you’re so focused on the little stuff

Session 2: Perfect Your Grammar and Usage Skills

When a personal, casual style is important — never underestimate the power of contractions
A concise refresher on how to correctly use verb tenses, subject-verb patterns and pronouns and their antecedents
The “best-of-the-best” desktop references you’ll want at your fingertips for quick answers
Ensure or insure? Affect or effect? Making the right choice between confusing words like these just became a whole lot easier!
When it’s okay to bend the “rules” to make your point clearly
Are abbreviations and acronyms really proper in business writing? This insight will shed light on the issue
The unwritten rules about the appropriate and inappropriate use of jargon
BONUS: A handy reference list of conjugations for 120 irregular verbs!

Session 3: Avoid Embarrassing Mistakes

Can’t remember if the punctuation goes inside or outside the quotation marks? Here’s how to avoid this pitfall
Follow this widely accepted guideline for when to spell out numbers and when to use figures
Avoid these blunders when using apostrophes — they scream “Rookie!”
When adding hyphens, dashes and other marks for emphasis…know when you’ve gone overboard
To capitalize or not to capitalize? These tips will eliminate any question
A refreshing overview of how to use punctuation marks correctly every time
Intriguing spelling techniques that many national spelling champs secretly rely on
Prefixes and suffixes made easy
DANGER: If you think your spell-checker takes the place of the human eye, you’re asking for trouble

Day 2

Session 1: Grab Your Reader’s Attention and Convince Them to Act

How to write openings that reel readers in
Tough but necessary questions to ask yourself after you’ve written the opening paragraph
Super techniques that give you powerful psychological leverage over your reader
The proven connection between the use of personal pronouns and the results your business writing gets
How to construct a closing so action-oriented it’s like a shot of adrenaline to your reader

Session 2: Project Credibility and Professionalism

The 12 most damaging blunders in business writing — sidestep these at all costs
How to curb the use of worn-out business clichés and what to say instead
The latest, most professional business writing formats…for letters, memos, proposals, reports and more
How to write effective email that today’s busy professional can digest in 60 seconds or less
Field-tested letter-writing techniques that pay off in 3 big ways
Straight from the mouths of direct mail pros: Creating sales letters that bring in the orders
The art of writing crisp, clear instructions
Get a firm grip on how to deliver bad news in writing — without a doubt, you will need this someday

Session 3: Edit and Proofread Like the Pros

4 amazing proofreading secrets that will automatically push your accuracy rate to 99% — or higher
Editing and proofreading symbols the pros use to simplify and speed up the revision process
How to shut out phones, voices and other distractions when proofing in a busy office (It’s like sitting in an airtight bubble!)
A proofreader’s checklist that ensures perfection down to the very last detail
How to do a final “sanity check” before your document goes out the door so you can sleep like a baby that night
Editing techniques that will work miracles on your document

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Thank you for making this course easy and fun, just like the title!

Bonijean M.

This has been one of the best courses I have taken! The trainer made everything relatable and easy to understand.

Caren H.

The course was great. It covered many things that are helpful such as spelling mistakes, how to write emails, and letters, etc., and what not to do in many different writing platforms.

Kelly M.

The trainer was great! The interaction and real life scenarios he gave were important to keep me engaged. Also his humor made the course fun. Thanks!

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Excellent instructor. He is skilled at communication and makes it interesting. He is great at pulling out what's right and correcting what's wrong. My biggest takeaway is that no matter how good I am at something, there's always more to learn (or re-learn)!

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