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Punctuation Skills Part 1 (1 Day)
VERSION: 1.0
We base this course on the latest Gregg Reference Manual. Everything we cover in this class has practical application for the business or technical writer, editor, and proofreader. We encourage you to take Part 2 of this course to cover the rest of the punctuation marks you may use at work.
Key Benefits
See "Objective" below.
Style of Instruction
Onsite: Taught by one of our instructors in a training room, using audio/visual presentations and in-class exercises.
Online: You will download text materials and instructional movies to view. You will view the materials and complete assignments at your own pace, then submit them by direct file transfer (FTP) to your instructor. You may opt to meet your instructor at regular intervals in a live audio/video conference room to discuss your work.
Who Should Take this Course?
All public and private sector employees who write or edit the writing of others.
Objective
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Know how and when to correctly use pause marks: commas, semicolons, and colons.
- Know how and when to correctly use paired team marks: dashes, parentheses, quotations, and brackets.
- Use these punctuation marks to add clarity to documents.
- Recognize how these punctuation marks set the tone for documents.
Course Contents
Pause Marks
- Table Exercise.
- Commas.
Comma Exercise Review.
- Semicolons.
- Colons.
- Pause Marks Exercise Review.
Paired Team Marks
- Table Exercise
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- Dashes.
- Parentheses.
- Quotations.
- Brackets.
- Pared Team Marks Erecise Review.
Text
Participants will receive the Course Booklet Punctuation Skills Part 1 Manual, by Dr. Sharon Bridwell, which includes five table exercises and review exercises. The manual covers punctuation changes and conventions for seven specific punctuation marks from the late 1990s through today.
Prerequisites
To profit from this course you need to:
- Write documents in understandable English.
- Slowly review the material and complete all exercises and assignments without the help of others.
- Navigate a Web site using hypertext links (online course only).
- Send and reply to e-mail messages (online course only).
What we require of you
For the onsite class, you must show up for class on time and remain until it is completed (approximately 7-8 hours each day). You will interact with other learners, complete writing exercises, and ask questions when confused.
For the online class, you will take this course at your own pace. Although we estimate you can complete this course in 14 hours, you have up to ten weeks. If you are new to self-directed learning, you may find this style of learning fresh—and a bit frightening. You learn by doing. You alone are responsible for your own learning. That means you must have the drive and discipline to see the course through.
Before you start
- Review your own schedule to make sure you have the time to give to this learning process.
- For the onsite class you have no pre-class readings or activities.
- For the online class you need to review this document, the terms and conditions, and technical requirements to make sure that you meet all of them (see links below).
- After reading this entire description, proceed to the Register page when you are ready to sign up.
Instructor
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