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The Essentials of Grammar & Proofreading
Discover simple, easy-to-remember techniques that pros use for mistake-free documents!
You can attend FREE with STAR12 membership - Get more info.
Program Description:
Never again let a simple mistake destroy your credibility and confidence
Your stomach is tied in knots … your face is flushed with embarrassment … you would do anything to turn back time.
It could have been a report to your boss, a memo to the whole company, or a Web site your customers see – but your work went out with a glaring typo. And it doesn’t matter how small that error was. You know people are questioning your ability. As a result, your credibility is hanging by a thread.
If you’ve ever made a mistake in your writing, you’re no stranger to these feelings. But rest assured: You aren’t alone. Ninety percent of all professionals regularly send out business documents with errors and typos.
Put a stop to common grammar blunders.
This workshop is the solution.
Grammar and proofreading are the most sought-after workshops today. And with good reason. Thousands of business professionals each year realize how important error-free writing is. Mistakes detract from your message … confuse your reader … and can even cost you money (or your job). If you want an easy way to brush up on your grammar and proofreading, this workshop is it! It’s fast, easy and, most important, a real career lifesaver.
Get tons of tricks and tips that make grammar and proofreading easy to learn.
We’ve boiled down hundreds of grammar and proofreading rules to the most important of the most important. You’ll only get the information that makes the biggest impact on your written business communication. You’ll get key updates on the latest in grammar rules (yes, they do change!) … tips on using commas correctly … and strategies for never confusing words such as effect and affect again.
After this workshop, writing will be easier than ever before. You’ll have more confidence in your ability and less stress and anxiety over the documents you send out. Don’t put this essential training off for one more day!
At only $99, you can’t afford to miss this workshop …
This special price makes it even easier to get the essential skills you need to succeed at work. Add our money-back guarantee and you have absolutely nothing to lose. This workshop fills up fast, so enroll today while seats are still available!
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Cancellation Details:
If circumstances arise that require you to cancel your enrollment, see cancellation details below.
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 STAR12 Gives You Unlimited Access to Live Seminars & Webinars for a Full Year!
STAR12 is the premier training resource professionals go to for the answers they need. STAR12 offers the only complete learning center that combines unlimited, free access to live one- and two-day seminars, webinars, and online training.
When you register for the STAR12 All-Access Training Pass, you’ll get this event — and every event after this — for FREE!* And the best part is, you can get everything the STAR12 pass includes for only $299. Learn more
*You’ll have the option of registering for STAR12 during checkout.
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- The most common grammar mistakes that professionals make AND how to avoid them
- Easy tips on keeping commas and semicolons straight
- When you should and shouldn’t use parentheses
- Outdated phrases and words that you shouldn’t use
- Secrets to spotting your own typos and grammatical errors
- Visual tricks to help you catch errors, such as duplicate words
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This training is perfect for anyone who wants to:
- Eliminate costly and embarrassing mistakes
- Generate communication pieces that get the response (and results) you’re looking for
- Easily brush up on grammar and proofreading skills
- Boost credibility
- End misunderstandings that come from incorrect grammar
- Cut the time in half that you spend writing and proofing
- Get easy-to-remember tips and strategies that make grammar and proofreading a breeze
Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your value with your organization (and improve your success)! Enroll today for a training event you won’t soon forget!
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Proofreading Versus Editing: The Critical Difference
Are you proofreading or editing? Why it’s important to know the difference before you start reading
- How to correct without changing the meaning
- How to tactfully change someone else’s document without stepping on their toes – especially when it’s your boss’s toes!
- How to turn yourself into an objective reader without wasting your precious time
Common Proofreading Pitfalls
- The No. 1 mistake many proofreaders make that kills any chance for 100 percent accuracy
- When it’s OK to overlook some things – and when you need to get real picky
- How to shut out phones, voices, and other office distractions to give the document your full concentration
- Eliminate confusion by using the correct proofreading marks each and every time you proof
- Tricks on how to proofread something that you’ve written yourself or something that you’ve seen a hundred times before
The Nuts and Bolts of Perfect Proofreading
A quick look at how to perfectly proofread each of these problem areas
- Capitalizations and abbreviations
- Spell-checker oversights
- Omissions, transpositions, and repetitions
- Names and addresses, phone numbers
- Numbers: 50 or fifty?
- Grammar flaws
- Important tips to help you proofread off the computer screen
Take Your Proofreading Skills to the Next Level
- How to quickly identify error hot spots in the documents you read
- Learn to overcome the proofreading blues
- Beat the tediousness that sometimes comes with being the “proofer”
- Visual tricks that help catch hard-to-find errors
- Different skills you can use when proofreading something “dry”
Avoiding Punctuation Pratfalls That Doom Your Writing
- Learn how the misuse of punctuation can affect the clarity of your writing
- How the correct punctuation can make your reader actually “hear” your words and give them more power
- A quick and easy guide to properly using the “Big Bad 3” of punctuation … the comma, colon, and semicolon
- The rules regarding hyphens, slashes, dashes, and ellipses that can give your writing more pizzazz
- How to properly use pronouns and make your writing much clearer to the reader
Successful Spelling Strategies
- How to use your spell-checker as a tool and NOT as your safety net
- The most common spelling mistakes you’ll see (and make) when writing
- When to capitalize/when NOT to capitalize
- Why you should NEVER write a business document the same way you write online
- BONUS: A list of problem words that can trip up even the most polished writers
Cultivating Your Personal Style … Grammatically Speaking
- Avoiding wordiness, clumsiness, and poor organization
- Why it’s so important to develop your own “style”
- How to eliminate sleep-inducing “passive” writing that seems to go on forever
- Knowing when and where you can bend the rules to make your writing more powerful
- Jargon versus slang: When, where, and why to use them
Structure Guidelines That Make All Your Communications Flow
- Elements for creating a memo or e-mail that gets read right away every time
- The secret to writing effective subject lines that won’t get your e-mails deleted like spam
- What your readers want in any piece of business correspondence
- Letting go: How to not get trapped into rewriting and editing your copy to death
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“The class is superior to other business-writing classes. I’ll use what I learned right away.”
C. Schneider
Glades
“Very unique way of giving an overview of English grammar. Instructor was very friendly and made
the class fun and the info easy to learn.”
Cathy Cain
Service Assurance Manager
Federal Express
“A wake-up call! Taught me that I needed to update my writing … what’s acceptable today has changed since way back when I learned grammar rules.”
P. Realy
“It felt good to laugh! Today was fun, entertaining, very informative and helpful … a great refresher.”
C. Torres
“Why didn’t they make it this simple in college?”
A. Bosnah
“The training was wonderful. I learned a number of things that I didn’t know or fully understand before … or had simply forgotten!”
L. Wisniewski
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The Essentials of Business Writing
Item #4310
A Simple Guide for Writing it Right — Every Time!
Regular Price: $12.95 US / $14.95 CAN
Your Price Only: $11.65 US / $13.46 CAN
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Designed as a comprehensive “refresher course,” this little gem is filled with quizzes, checklists and exercises guaranteed to polish your skills and boost your writing confidence. Once you’ve mastered the fundamentals of good business writing, you’ll easily create written messages that are powerful, persuasive and professional — every time! Let’s face it, well-written communications say more than what’s written on the page. You’ll clearly and concisely convey not only the point of your message but also the extra punch that says you are an intelligent, competent professional. Communication is essential to your career. Make sure you have the tools you need to succeed and order your copy of The Essentials of Business Writing today!
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Cancellation Details: If circumstances arise that require you to cancel your enrollment in The Essentials of Grammar & Proofreading, you may substitute another person in your place or receive a credit memo for a future seminar of equal value. Or, you may receive a refund, minus a $10 enrollment processing charge, provided you notify us at least five days before the training. At that time, any additional online training materials included in your registration will be deactivated.
Additionally, if your enrollment included a STAR12 membership, it will also be cancelled at that time. Once you attend The Essentials of Grammar & Proofreading, or any other seminar through your STAR12 membership, no refunds will be granted.
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