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Salvatore J. Iacone,PH.D., is an acclaimed author and speaker who specializes in training business and technical professionals to improve their writing skills quickly and effectively. Dr. Iacone's informative and entertaining style has enabled numerous professionals gain both writing and editing skills vital to greater confidence, job performance and productivity. Clients have included AT&T, Georgia-Pacific, IBM, Duracell, Bank of America, Pepsi, and State of New York agencies. Dr. Iacone is the author of several books and articles. His recent publication is Write to the Point (Career Press/Barnes & Noble).
If you want to continue to develop your writing skills and express your thoughts with greater precision, sophistication and style, these seminars are for you.
POLISHING YOUR WRITING SKILLS:
WHEN ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Seminar Locations and Dates:
To Be Announced
WRITE TO THE POINT
How to Communicate in Business
with Clarity and Style
Seminar Locations and Dates:
To Be Announced
Seminar Descriptions
POLISHING YOUR WRITING SKILLS:
WHEN ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE
This two-day seminar offers business and technical professionals the opportunity to improve their ability to write clear, correct and polished e-mail, memos, letters, reports and procedures.

You will benefit from learning effective writing and editing techniques that will improve your sentence structure and style. You will also increase your vocabulary and master rules for correct English grammar, punctuation, and usage.

You will learn to:
  • Write Clear and Precise Sentences in English
  • Develop a More Polished and Sophisticated Writing Style
  • Select the Right Word and Appropriate Tone
  • Understand Difficult Verbs, Articles, and Prepositions
  • Master Principles of Correct English Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage
WRITE TO THE POINT
How to Communicate in Business
with Clarity and Style
This two-day seminar is designed for professionals like you whose writing skills are vital to job performance, productivity, and confidence. You will learn proven writing and editing techniques essential to successful e-mail, memos, letters, reports and procedures.

You will learn to:

  • Overcome Writer's Block
  • Understand and Write for Your Reader's Needs and Expectations
  • Achieve Clarity and Precision in Word Choice and Sentence Structure
  • Convey Appropriate Tone
  • Enhance Style
  • Generate Successful Business Correspondence
  • Apply Effective Proofreading and Editing techniques
NOTE: Both seminars combine lecture and group discussion with workbook exercises designed to build upon your understanding of effective writing principles and help you express your ideas with greater clarity, precision and style. All participants are invited to submit writing samples for a confidential review.
Seminar Hours
and Format

 Fee and Discounts
Hours: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Breaks: Morning
and Afternoon
Lunch: One hour		 The seminar fee is $595 per person, which includes all instructional materials and continental breakfast.

BONUS: All participants will receive a copy of my new book, WRITE TO THE POINT

Team Discounts: Three or more participants from the same organization each receive a 10% discount.*

*If you enroll in both seminars, you will receive a 10% discount for each seminar.
Announcing a valuable workshop for technical professionals whose writing and editing skills are vital to job performance, productivity and confidence…
EFFECTIVE WRITING & EDITING SKILLS
FOR TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS
Workshop Dates:
To Be Announced
This TWO-DAY workshop is designed especially for engineers, scientists, computer programmers, information systems personnel and technical professionals who write and review e-mail, memos, letters, reports, procedures, manuals, proposals, specifications and documentation. All sessions include in-class writing exercises to ensure reinforcement and practical application of instructional material. This workshop includes a brief review of guidelines for Standard English grammar, punctuation, and usage.
BENEFITS
  • Enhanced Writing Skills
  • Immediate Practical Application
  • Increased Productivity and Confidence
Among the topics covered:
  • Principles of Effective Technical Writing
  • Writing for the Nontechnical Reader
  • Getting Started: Overcoming Writer's Block
  • Organizing Technical Information
  • Achieving Clarity and Precision
  • Writing Abstracts and Summaries
  • Technical Reports, Manuals and Procedures
  • Editing and Proofreading Techniques


Workshop Hours
and Format

 Fee and Discounts
Hours: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Breaks: Morning
and Afternoon
Lunch: One hour		 The workshop fee is $595 per person, which includes all instructional materials and continental breakfast and lunch.

Three or more participants from the same organization will each receive a 10% discount.

Note: Full registration fee is due or payable prior to the the start of the workshop.
Substitutions and Cancellations
 You can substitute another person in your place for these seminars. A $100 charge will apply to all cancellations received less than 5 business days prior to the seminar.
What your colleagues have said about these seminars...

"This seminar was excellent in every way. Practical Learning materials. Friendly and entertaining instructor."
Richard Lu, Account Manager

"Sal Iacone is a great teacher. What a wonderful learning experience! I learned so much more than I expected and had fun."
Perla Marcial, Information Systems Manager

"This was the best seminar ever! Everything I learned about writing will be helpful. The workbook is a great reference tool."
George Woodruff, Human Resources Director

"I really learned how to be a better writer and had a good time as well."
Carol David, Research Scientist

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