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English Grammar for Business

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Introduction Course Overview Duration Delivery Method Who Should Attend Prerequisites Course Content The Secret To Success
Introduction

Course Overview
Course Overview

The course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in business writing in any industry. It includes an overview of grammar rules, an examination of common errors, and an exploration of employing grammatical skills into various aspects of business writing.

Duration
Duration

6 hours. Training times can be arranged in more manageable sessions of 3 hours over 2 days.

Delivery Method
Delivery Method

Training times can be arranged according to your date and times requirements, delivered virtually or on-site at your premises by one of our professional facilitators. Alternatively, you can join a virtual public course by clicking on the Register Now button.

Who Should Attend
Who Should Attend

This course is recommended for all career-minded individuals and for those who are seeking to improve their skills in English grammar in order to communicate more clearly, professionally, and effectively.

Prerequisites
Prerequisites

This course is designed for the student who has little or no experience.

Course Content
Course Content

1. The Importance of Grammar in Business

  • Establish Credibility
  • Maintain Clarity

2. Common Grammatical Mistakes in Business Writing

  • I vs. Me
  • i.e. vs. e.g.
  • Write for Clarity
  • Know your Audience
  • Dos and Don’ts of Jargon
  • Be Concise
  • Use Simple Words
  • Avoid the Passive Voice
  • Avoid Hyperbole

3. Proper Sentence Structure

  • Simple
  • Compound
  • Complex
  • Compound-Complex
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Parallelism
  • Tense
  • Six Troublesome Verbs
  • Conditionals

4. Complete Versus Incomplete Sentences

  • Fragments
  • Run-ons

5. Common Mistakes in Punctuation

  • Comma Rules
  • Comma Misuse
  • Misused Apostrophes
  • Its vs. It’s
  • Semicolons
  • Quotation Marks
  • Nonessential Elements

6. Commonly Misused Words

  • Adverse vs. Averse
  • Affect vs. Effect
  • Comprise vs. Compose
  • Continual vs. Continuous
  • Effective vs. Effectual vs. Efficient
  • Imply vs. Infer

7. Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives

  • Nouns
  • Pronouns
  • Adjectives

8. Verbs and Adverbs

  • Verbs
  • Transitive Verbs
  • Intransitive Verbs
  • Active Voice
  • Passive Voice
  • Adverbs

9. Prepositions

  • Common Prepositions
  • Prepositional Phrases

10. Writing Styles

  • Writer’s Voice
  • Wordiness
  • Clichés
  • Redundancy
  • Brand Voice

11. Grammatical Leniency in Business

  • Grammatical Flexibility
  • Slang
  • Poetic License
  • Humor
The Secret To Success
The Secret to Success

Short courses are an easy and effective way to upskill your people. This enables them to apply their new knowledge in your workplace immediately.

Knowing the learning and development needs
Choosing the right content and level
Matching a trainer to your company culture
Obtaining feedback at relevant intervals
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