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English Grammar for Business

Certified Business Professional (CBP)

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

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

Delivery Method

Who Should Attend

Prerequisites

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

Short Courses

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Developing Positive Assertiveness

CBP - Business Etiquette

CBP - Conflict Management

CBP - Dynamic Decision Making

Emotional Intelligence

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Telephone Courtesy and Customer Services

Communications

Business Communication

Business Writing Skills

English Grammar for Business

Presentation Skills

Leadership

CBP - Leadership

CBP - Leading Through Change

Management

CBP – Business Management

CBP – Motivating Employees To Be Their Best

CBP – Secrets to Management Success

Performance Management

Finance for Non-financial Managers

Managing your Teams in a Remote or Virtual Environment

Microsoft Office

Word 2016 - Beginner

Word 2016 - Intermediate

Word 2016 - Advanced

Excel 2016 - Beginner

Excel 2016 - Intermediate

Excel 2016 - Advanced

PowerPoint 2016 - Beginner

PowerPoint 2016 - Intermediate

Outlook 2016 - Beginner

Outlook 2016 - Intermediate

Access 2016 - Beginner

Access 2016 - Intermediate

Access 2016 - Advanced

Visio 2016 - Beginner

Visio 2016 - Intermediate

Project 2016 - Beginner

Project 2016 - Intermediate

Project Management

CBP - Project Management

Project Management Fundamentals

Project 2016 - Beginner

Project 2016 - Intermediate

Sales and Marketing

Customer Service

Negotiation skills

SHORT COURSE BENEFITS

Short Course benefits

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