We offer the following courses onsite and online. For onsite courses currently scheduled, click here. To request an onsite course at your location, click here. For more information about each course, click "More info..." to the right of its description below.

Basic Grammar Review Review the basics of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure—based on The Gregg Reference Manual. This customized course provides practical application for all types of writing to better meet your needs. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Basic Grammar Review Part 1 (1 Day) This one-day course presnts the first half of our two-day Grammar Review course only. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Basic Grammar Review Part 2 (1 Day) This one-day course covers only the second half of our two-day course called Grammar Review. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Business Writing in Plain Talk Business writers often ask, "What makes good writing?" Instead, they should ask, "What makes powerful writing?" This one to one-and-a-half-day class teaches you how to get your messages across in a clear, exact, brief, and powerful way. ON-SITE: COMING SOON ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Clear Business Writing Write effective business letters, memos, and reports using everyday English as a basis for better writing. Learn to apply 17 practical writing principles that can dramatically increase clarity, conciseness, and persuasiveness. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Editing and Proofreading Skills Review Take everyday business writing to the next level of skill development. This course teaches essential editing and proofreading techniques for every form of writing. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: 10 weeks, self-paced More info...

Editing and Proofreading Techniques for Technical Writers Discover how to edit and proofread highly specialized technical documents and manuals. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Editing Skills Review (1 Day) Learn to edit your documents for proper grammar skills using Plain Talk principles-in one day. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Editing Techniques for Technical Writers (1 Day) This one-day course will help you acquire essential editing techniques for every form of difficult writing—especially for reports and manuals. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Effective Writing to Colleagues and Customers This 2-day class teaches you how to get your messages across in a clear, exact, brief, and powerful way. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Mastering Training Techniques (Presentation and Curriculum Development) Become a master teacher by improving how you meet adult learning needs, develop any subject into a training session, design effective lesson plans, use activities and training aids, and write curriculum. We can customize this course to meet your need ON-SITE: 3 days ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Mastering Training Techniques Part 1: Train the Trainer (1 Day) This one-day course covers essential elements of our 2-day Mastering Training Techniques course. Take it if you want the option of completing Part 2 on a later date. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Mastering Training Techniques Part 2: Developing Curriculum and Training (1 Day) This one-day course will teach trainers how to develop any subject into a training session and how to use activities and learning aids to make the written curriculum come to life. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Mastering Training Techniques Part 3: Polishing Presentation Skills (1 day) This one-day course will teach trainers how to polish presentation skills to become more effective trainers and promote confidence in the ones they train. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Proofreading Skills Review (1 Day) This one-day course provides instruction in essential proofreading skills for business writers. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Proofreading Techniques for Technical Writers (1 Day) This one-day course will help you gain confidence as you learn key proofreader concepts for every form of difficult writing—especially for reports and manuals. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Punctuation Skills Discover what rules on usage still apply for today's professional writers, what rules you can break, and what rules have changed—based on the latest version of The Gregg Reference Manual. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: 10 weeks, self-paced More info...

Punctuation Skills Part 1 (1 Day) Questions about proper use of punctuation marks often come up at work. This one-day workshop will confirm some of the punctuation marks we still use in our documents and teach you many new changes. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Punctuation Skills Part 2 (1 Day) This one-day workshop will confirm some of the punctuation marks we still use in our documents and teach you the many new changes. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Technical Writing Techniques for Engineers, Researchers, and Scientists Discover how to write in a highly specialized manner, while learning new techniques, shortcuts, checklists, pointers, and practical applications. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

The Anatomy of a Grant Learn the basics of writing federal, state, and foundational grants (hardcopy & Internet) along with discovering how to better write your Executive Summary and Business Plan. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

The Anatomy of a Grant (1 Day): Grant Writing Basics Gain the knowledge and skills you need to develop successful grant proposals. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

The Anatomy of a Grant (1-day): Writing an Actual Grant Attend this one-day course and have your actual grant or grant ideas critiqued by a grant writing specialist. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

The Anatomy of a Grant (one-half-day): Electronic Grant Applications Attend this half-day course to get your registration validated, confirmed, and received in a one-time process. ON-SITE: One-half day ONLINE: Not Available Online More info...

The Professional Approach to Electronic Messaging Learn how to gain key skills in handling email, text messaging, and instant messaging or “live chat.” With our Plain Talk approach, you will save face, save time, and save on legal fees. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: 10 weeks, self-paced More info...

Tricks of the Trade in Technical Writing Learn what technical writers use to write effective memos, letters, email, reports, directives and web sites—also excellent for administrative or support staff. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: 10 Weeks, Self-paced More info...

Writing Documents in Plain Talk Take this "source course" for Plain Talk principles. Learn the general and specific guidelines to create documents for easy customer use after a single reading. ON-SITE: 1 Day ONLINE: 10 Weeks, Self Paced More info...

Writing Manuals Discover the best way to write concise yet complete, easy to navigate manuals. ON-SITE: COMING SOON ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Writing Minutes and Meeting Notes Discover how to condense meeting hours into "minutes" by learning how to take notes, gather and organize raw material, write clearly and concisely, format a final draft, and index your minutes for quick recovery. ON-SITE: 1 day ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE More info...

Writing Policies, Procedures and Tasks Write your policies, procedures, and task outlines (desk manuals) more effectively and in a more readable style. Adopted by Washington State, various counties, cities, and corporations. ON-SITE: 2 days ONLINE: 10 weeks, self-paced More info...