Avoiding Common Grammar Mistakes in Business Writing - 2nd Run

Trainer: Jolynn Chow

Using grammar correctly projects a professional image for you – it shows that you
care enough about your work to write correctly. Poor grammar, on the other hand,
may project a sloppy, ignorant or indifferent image.

More importantly, using grammar correctly minimizes the chance of your message
being distorted or misinterpreted.

This workshop discusses some common grammar mistake to avoid in your business
writing.

Key Topics

The Building of Sentences

• Sentence construction
• The four sentence structures in English
• Common mistakes with sentences

Nouns

• Proper, common and possessive nouns
• Countable and uncountable nouns
• Common mistakes with nouns

Pronouns

• Types of pronouns
• Common mistakes with the reflexive pronoun

Adjectives

• How adjectives work
• Compound adjectives
• Common mistakes with adjectives

Verbs

• Understanding tense forms
• The 3 most commonly misused tense forms

Punctuation Marks

• Common mistakes with the comma
• Common Mistakes with the semicolon

Who Should Attend

Anyone who needs to improve and develop his/her business writing to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, business associates and co-workers