We offer the following courses onsite and online. For onsite courses currently
scheduled,
. To request an onsite course at your location,
. 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.
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ON-SITE: 2 days
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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.
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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.
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ON-SITE: 2 days
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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.
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ON-SITE: 2 days
ONLINE: 10 weeks, self-paced
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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.
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ON-SITE: 2 days
ONLINE: 10 weeks, self-paced
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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.
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ON-SITE: 1 day
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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.
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ON-SITE: 2 days
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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.
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ON-SITE: 1 Day
ONLINE: 10 Weeks, Self Paced
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Writing Manuals
Discover the best way to write concise yet complete, easy to navigate manuals.
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ON-SITE: COMING SOON
ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE
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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.
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ON-SITE: 1 day
ONLINE: NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE
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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.
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ON-SITE: 2 days
ONLINE: 10 weeks, self-paced
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