Grammar & Proofreading
Grammar & Proofreading Skills
In a busy PR and comms environment, it’s easy to rush our writing and hit ‘send’ unaware of embarrassing typos and grammar mistakes. This practical workshop is packed with examples and exercises that help you understand the important rules of grammar and punctuation. You’ll learn handy tips which will help you remember them so you can avoid the common mistakes as you write. And you’ll learn how to proofread effectively so you can quickly spot and correct any errors in your work.
Suitability - Who should attend?
Anyone who wants to improve or refresh their grammar and proofreading skills. The session is also useful for people who need to give feedback on other people’s writing, know something is wrong, but can’t explain exactly what.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
CPD: 10.00
Training Course Content
At the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Write clearly and concisely
- Construct sentences correctly to avoid ambiguity
- Use punctuation (including semicolons and apostrophes) correctly
- Understand the role of different parts of speech
- Understand the importance of subject, verbs and objects
- Make verbs agree with subjects
- Choose the correct pronoun
- Recognise and use problem words correctly
- Work with style and editorial guides
- Proofread more quickly and effectively
- Mark up documents in printed and electronic form
- Avoid the five most common proofreading mistakes
- Spot and correct common grammatical errors
Expenses
Face 2 Face
- Member: £420.00
- Non-Member: £570.00
Virtual
- Member: £350.00
- Non-Member: £475.00
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Reviews by course attendees
Average rating 4.4
This was a really useful course for something I have struggled with for a long time. The resources shared with us will now have a prominent place in my writing process. I'm real...
Lorraine was very knowledgeable about the subject and her passion for it came through
This course could be better over 2 days, as there is lots to discuss and good ideas from a variety of backgrounds.