Gain a better understanding of essential grammar rules to better communicate as a business professional.
In this wonderfully diverse business environment, your writing and speaking must be professional, inclusive, and polished. The good news is that some of the most common errors are also the easiest to fix, once you know what they are. From biased language to punctuation, cleaning up your verbiage will also clear up your message. This topic will point out common mistakes you may not realize you are making and walk you through how to fix them for good.
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Agenda
Eliminate Iffy Language
- Gender-Based Verbiage and Avoiding Awkwardness
- Things You Say That Make You Sound Either Condescending or Weak
- Idiotisms, Mixed Metaphors, and Malapropisms, Oh My
Make Your Message Strong and Clear
- Writing With SAS (Singular, Active, Simple)
- Mastering Brevity
- Using Active vs. Passive Language
Punctuation and Pronouns
- The Hierarchy of Punctuation
- The Dynamics of Me, Myself, and I/Who and Whom
- Pronouns vs. Amateur Nouns (Where Do the Apostrophes Go?)
- Making Plurals Without Making Yourself Look Dumb
The Proofreading Checklist
- Pro Tips for a Quick Edit
- Finding Capitalization Gaffs, Typos, and Other Common Goofs
- When to Ignore the Squiggle
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on July 12, 2019.
Call 1-866-352-9540 for further credit information.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Faculty
Melanie Hope
Hope Speaking LLC
- Owner/Operator of StormKatt Productions LLC (writing/editing) and Hope Speaking (training/speaking)
- More than 20 years of experience in the corporate world in leadership and development
- Contracted with both private and public enterprises delivering live workshops throughout the world
- Written multiple books about leadership, communication, and writing
- Distinguished (highest) Toastmaster status; semi-finalist in the 2012 World Championship of Public Speaking
- Co-host of podcast and video channel CounterCultureWISE
- Professional editor and writer for multiple clients, including NPR
- B.A. degree in communications, University of Washington
- Can be contacted at [email protected], HopeSpeaking.com, Twitter® @hopespeaking, Facebook® facebook.com/hopespeakingllc, YouTube® youtube.com/hopespeaking, Pinterest® pinterest.com/hopespeaking, and LinkedIn® linkedin.com/in/hopespeaking
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