Essentials Of Business Grammar

Who is it for
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.


What is it about

• 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

What will i get out of it
When you write for business, your reader wonÂ'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.


Course overview

• 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