Update your grammar and punctuation skills

No one wants to make grammatical or punctuation mistakes, yet many do because they have been out of school for a while or because the rules have changed. This lively, interactive workshop covers current usage, punctuation, apostrophes, and much more. Employees can brush up on their grammar and punctuation skills so that they can produce more polished and more professional written communication.

Who will benefit from this class?

• Managers
• Supervisors
• Administrative assistants
• Clerical personnel
• Non-native speakers (English as a Second Language [ESL] employees)
• Anyone whose position involves catching the mistakes of others and polishing their grammar

This workshop potentially covers (depending on length):

• Punctuation
  • Four uses of commas
  • Two uses of semicolons
  • Five uses of colons
  • Apostrophes for contractions and possession
  • Hyphens
  • Dashes
  • Parentheses
• Subject-verb agreement
• How to format numbers
• How to capitalize appropriately (to avoid Random acts of Capitalization)
• How to proofread better
• How to apply standards in style

Comments from people who have attended this class:

• Bette did an excellent job of presenting the material and getting class involvement. The class served as a reminder of basic grammar rules and clarified my understanding of active and passive voice. It was worthwhile for me.
• Humor and real-world examples kept the class interesting.
• Great for people of all levels.
• Very open to questions and if she couldn't answer them, she let us know later or we were able to contact her by phone or fax.

In the Text Doctor's classes:

• Learners study an award-winning workbook.
  
• Learners interact with the instructional material and with others in the classroom; they are always engaged, always awake, always learning and questioning.
• Learners immediately apply course material to their own writing.
• Learners receive online support for one year.

Contact Dr. Frick for customized pricing depending on length of class and location

By e-mail: efrick@textdoctor.com

By phone: 303-527-2989