| Seminar 1: WRITE TO THE POINT |
Seminar 2: Successful Business Writing |
| Seminar 3: Effective Technical Writing |
| Seminar 4: Power E-Mail: Writing & Editing Techniques |
Seminar 5: Polishing Your Writing Skills: When English is a
Second Language |
| Seminar 6: Grammar, Punctuation and Usage Review |
| Seminar 7: Effective Writing for Administrative Assistants |
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 Seminar
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WRITE TO THE POINT
How to Communicate in Business
with Clarity and Style |
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This new two-day workshop is designed to provide practical, techniques for making writing for business more effective and less stressful. Everyone who attends this seminar will be able to write with greater ease, proficiency, clarity and style. The instructional format will "walk" you through the actual steps of the writing process...from planning and writing the first draft to editing the final version. All levels of business and technical personnel who writing skills are critical to job performance and professional image will benefit from attending this seminar.
Among the topics covered:
- Overcoming Writer's Block
- Writing for Your Reader
- Organizing & Evaluating Information
- Writing with Clarity and Precision
- Let the Sentences Sell the Message
- Appropriate Tone and Style
- E-mail, Memo and Letter Guidelines
- Editing for Content and Structure
- Models for Writing to the Point
Fee: $595 per person, including materials and a copy of my new book WRITE TO THE POINT.
Note: Group discount rates are available for all on-site seminars.
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Seminar 2
Successful Business Writing |
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This one-day workshop is designed especially for business (and technical) professionals who write and review e-mail, memos, letters, manuals and reports on a routine basis. The workshop emphasizes practical techniques essential to clarity, precision and logical organization in business writing. All sessions include in-class writing exercises and allow time for individual attention. Participants are invited to submit writing samples for a confidential review.
Among the topics covered:
- Principles of Effective Business Writing
- Understanding Your Reader's Needs
- Getting Started: Overcoming Writer's Block
- Achieving Clarity and Precision
- Better Sentences and Paragraphs
- Avoiding Wordiness and Jargon
- Effective E-mail, Memos, Letters and Reports
- Tone and Style
- Proofreading and Editing Techniques
Fee: $295 per person, including materials
Note: Group discount rates available for all on-site seminars.
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Seminar 3
Effective Technical Writing |
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This two-day seminar is designed for engineers, scientists and information technology personnel who write memos, letters, reports, manuals, specifications and proposals on a routine basis. All sessions include in-class writing exercises designed for practical application and allow time for individual attention. Participants are invited to submit writing samples for a confidential review.
Among the topics covered:
- Writing and Technical Information
- Assignment and Reader Analysis
- Technical Style and Tone
- Writing for the Nontechnical Reader
- Patterns of Technical Writing
- Writing the First Draft
- Achieving Clarity and Precision
- Better Sentences and Paragraphs
- Report Elements and Formats
- Specialized Writing Assignments
- Writing Abstracts
- Writing for Another Person
- Editing Techniques
FEE: $595 per person, including all materials
Note: Group discount rates available for all on-site seminars.
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Seminar 4
Power E-Mail: Writing & Editing Techniques |
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This one-day workshop is designed for all personnel who write and review e-mail consisting of memos, letters, reports, contracts, proposals and manuals on a routine basis. This workshop emphasizes writing, editing and proofreading techniques essential to successful written electronic communication.
Among the topics covered:
- Principles of e-mail
- Communicating with Clarity & Precision
- Editing Techniques
- Better Proofreading Procedures
- Appropriate Tone and Style
- Editing for Content and Grammatical Errors
- How to Review Another Person's Writing
- Avoiding Punctuation and Usage Errors
Fee $295 per person, including materials
Note: Group discount rates available for all on-site seminars.
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Seminar 5
Polishing Your Writing Skills:
When English is a Second Language |
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This two-day seminar offers both business and technical professionals the opportunity to improve their ability to write effective E-mail, memos, letters, reports, manuals and other correspondence in English by providing instruction in effective writing and editing techniques, sentence structure, style, modern usage, vocabulary and rules for grammar and punctuation. This workshop includes exercises designed to reinforce understanding of the subject matter and allows time for individual attention and a confidential review of writing samples.
Participants will learn how to:
- Avoid Common English Usage Errors
- Distinguish Commonly Confused words and Terms
- Refine Awkward Phrases and Expressions
- Locate and Select the Precise Word
- Improve Vocabulary for Greater Word Power
- Identify Misplaced Words and Phrases
- Write with Greater Ease, Power and Style
- Express Ideas Clearly
- Create Better Sentences and Paragraphs
- Understand Guidelines to Standard English Grammar and Punctuation
- Write for Another Person
- Proofread and Edit with Greater Skill
Fee: The fee for this workshop is $595 per person, which includes:
- all instructional materials
- review of writing samples
- customizing of instructional content to meet special training needs
- three-month post-workshop editorial review and advice regarding
participants' daily writing assignments conducted by fax, mail or phone
Note: Group discount rates available for all on-site seminars.
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Seminar 6
Grammar, Punctuation and Usage Review |
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This one day workshop is designed for personnel who want to review the rules for Standard English grammar, punctuation and usage. Both sessions include exercises designed to reinforce instruction and allow time for individual attention and questions.
Among the topics covered:
- Subject and Verb Agreement
- Nouns, Pronouns and Verb Tenses
- Adjectives, Adverbs and Prepositions
- Forming Plurals and Possessives
- Troublesome Verbs
- Articles
- Pronoun Agreement
- Phrases, Clauses and Modifiers
- Capitalization
- Punctuation Rules
- Pitfalls of Grammar
- Numbers
- Spelling Demons
- Confused Words and Terms
- Sentence Patterns and Structure
- Usage
Fee: $295 per person, including all materials
Note: Group discount rates available for all on-site seminars
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Seminar 7
Effective Writing for Administrative Assistants |
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This one day workshop offers practical instruction in writing and editing techniques for secretaries and administrative assistants.
Among the topics covered:
- Principles of Effective Writing
- Writing with a Purpose
- Understanding the Reader's Needs
- Tips for Starting Faster
- Better Sentences and Paragraphs
- Memo and Letter Formats That Bring Results
- Clarity and Precision
- Style and Tone
- Proofreading and Editing Techniques
- Review of Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage Rules
Fee: $295 per person, including all materials
Note: Group discount rates available for all on-site seminars.
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