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The Grammar and Proofreading Course

"This was an excellent course — concise, clear, correct, and easily understood — just what I needed! Loved the grammar brush-up!"
— Jean Hughes
Equifax, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia

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.
Format: Print
Testing/Credit: One multiple-choice test valued at one Continuing Education Unit
Price: $139.00
Stock #: b06019 XWSS08

Instructional Method: Non-Interactive Self Study

About the Author
Pam Helling is founder and director of her own consulting firm specializing in improving business communication, in developing effective, timely curricula, and in presenting customized training programs.

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