AMA's Business Grammar Workshop (Live Online)

Professionals who can write clearly and correctly are far more valuable to an organization than those whose business writing is filled with errors. Whether you need to refresh your knowledge of grammar and punctuation—or know what’s grammatically correct but can’t always explain why—this highly interactive and collaborative course is the perfect and painless solution. Grammar in business writing gives you the tools to correctly apply the standard rules for proper usage in business writing. Using hands-on exercises, you’ll work with seminar colleagues to apply what you’ve learned so you can return to your job with the confidence of a writing pro.Who Should AttendAll professionals who want to improve their grammar skills and increase their confidence with all types of business writing.What You Will CoverFinding typical (and not-so-typical) errors in grammarCommon verb mistakes: tense, mood, subject-verb agreementAdjective-adverb confusionBuilding and deconstructing grammatically correct sentencesDangling and misplaced modifiersActive and passive voiceWorking with “exceptions to the rule”LEARNING OBJECTIVESWrite Grammatically Correct Business DocumentsProduce Clear and Concise Sentences  Edit for Agreement Between Parts of Speech Within a SentenceEmploy Simple, Memorable Tips for Proper Grammar, Usage, and PunctuationProofread Business Documents for Grammatical CorrectnessApply Rules of Standard English to Critique Your Own WritingSelect the Appropriate Grammar to Suit the Business SituationIdentify Excellent Print and Electronic Grammar ResourcesOutlineLESSON ONEBusiness Grammar OverviewClarify Differences Among Tricky Grammar RulesAssess Your Depth of Grammar KnowledgeCorrect Common Errors in Business GrammarVerbs—All Tensed UpIdentify Excellent Grammar Print ResourcesDistinguish Among the Eight Parts of Speech in Standard EnglishCorrect Verb Tense and Agreement Errors in Common Sentences Adjectives/Adverbs—Addled AdditivesIdentify Excellent Online Grammar ResourcesDistinguish Between the Most Commonly Confused Adjective-Adverb PairsApply the Linking Verb Rule for Selecting the Correct Adjective or AdverbLESSON TWOPrim and Proper PronounsIdentify the Proper Source for Commonly Used PronounsUse Workarounds for an Awkward Grammar RuleWobbly WordsUse Mnemonic Devices to Remember the Distinctions Among Tricky Word Pairs and TriosChoose Correctly from Commonly Confused Words Mainly MechanicsEdit for Correct Capitalization, Abbreviation, and Number UsageCorrect a Document for Errors in Parts of Speech and Mechanics LESSON THREE Building SentencesIdentify the Main Parts of a SentenceConstruct and Deconstruct Grammatically Correct SentencesRunning Stop Signs and Stopping Short—Run-ons and FragmentsIdentify Common Sentence Structure ErrorsRemedy Grammatically Flawed SentencesPunctuation PointersDefine the Purpose and Application of Each Punctuation MarkChoose the Correct Punctuation Mark in Diverse SentencesLESSON FOURDazed by Phrases, Paused by ClausesDistinguish Between Phrases and ClausesIdentify and Correct Dangling and Misplaced ModifiersEdit Unclear Pronoun ReferencesAlign Words, Phrases, and Clauses for Parallel Structure  Convert Sentences from Passive Voice to Active VoiceGrammar Improvement PlanArticulate the Effects of Globalization and Technology on English Grammar in the WorkplaceList Areas of Strength in Grammar Developed in This Workshop and Areas of Need in Grammar to Be Developed FurtherCreate an Action Plan for Continual Improvement in Grammar