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Training Course Summary:

When writing for business the reader won’t be giving you the benefit of the doubt. The quality of your syntax says a lot about you, your organisation and your products and services. If your writing is sloppy, inaccurate and amateurish it sends the wrong message. You will leave this course with the confidence to write accurate, punchy and compelling documents that say the right things about you.

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who has to write reports, white papers, letters or marketing copy who wishes to improve their written English and feel confident with the rules of grammar

Training Course Overview/Content:

The parts of speech
Understand nouns, pronouns, verbs and conjunctions
Learn the subject and object pronoun
Tense
• Sentence construction
Linking ideas together
The active and the passive voice
Subject and verb agreement
• Punctuation
Apostrophes: the possessive form; abbreviations and contractions
Using commas correctly
The semi-colon and colon
Common mistakes, and how to avoid them

What do I get out of it?
• Confidence to write punchy and compelling documents
• A thorough refresher in English grammar, especially punctuation
• Full understanding of the uses and parts of speech
• Techniques for good sentence construction
• Checklist of pitfalls to watch out for
• Pride in your written work