Grammar and punctuation

One-day seminar

Grammar and punctuation essentials with Deb Doyle
One-day seminar: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Fee: $395 (includes GST)
Includes comprehensive text-workbook Grey Areas and Gremlins: A grammar and punctuation refresher (valued at $50).

Next available seminar:

Tuesday 16 Mar 2010

What will you learn from this seminar?

Would you like a refresher in grammar and punctuation? This seminar will give you a firm foundation in grammar and punctuation. Importantly, it will cover the most common mistakes found in business writing - and show you how to avoid them. You'll learn the Golden Rules of grammar and punctuation so that you'll never misplace your apostrophes again!

After this one-day seminar, you'll transform your writing so you can prevent errors from occurring and bring the writing of any document to an acceptable standard for publication.

You'll come away with:

knowledge that you can apply easily and immediately in your writing
a clear understanding of how to treat common mistakes - such as apostrophes and plurals
the basic rules you need to know to be confident in the workplace
an understanding of when to bend, break or keep a rule or convention
ability to discern when more than one solution is acceptable
empowerment to justify your corrections to your own and other people's writing
a taste of how professional editors approach their craft
more confidence in applying the standard hard-copy editing marks to double-spaced copy
and much more

The workshop includes practical and interactive exercises in relation to the nine parts of speech, construction of English, and punctuation, as well as revision exercises to reinforce your learning.

The aim of the workshop is to enable you to apply easy solutions to the common problems that professional writers and editors encounter. By completing the exercises and discussing the alternative solutions, you gain a window into the realm of grammar and punctuation and actively participate in the demystification process.

This workshop is ideal for writers who need or want help in making their written English pleasant, effective, alive, clear and enduring as opposed to waffly, ambiguous and ridiculous - in other words, anyone who wants to make 'peace' rather than 'war' with the reader.

Who presents this seminar?

The workshop is presented by Deb Doyle, an experienced editorial-training consultant and publication editor. Deb has conducted courses for the Productivity Commission, AMP and Wizard Home Loans as well as many other corporate and government entities located in Sydney or Melbourne. Deb's courses are interactive and fun. You'll be amazed at how engaging and interesting a workshop in grammar and punctuation can be.

Find out what past students say about this grammar and punctuation seminar here.

This seminar is held at the Sydney Writers' Centre in our professional harbourside training rooms.

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Next available seminar:

Tuesday 16 Mar 2010

Rave reviews about Grammar and Punctuation: "The instructor knew her stuff! And when she saw some of us having trouble understanding it she either went back over the material or made it easier for us to follow. For me, it made clear some of the grammar I had already learnt but was very fuzzy on. "As an aspiring editor this course has given me a brief glimpse into what that profession requires. It has also shown me that I can really learn and use this knowledge, especially if there was more time for it to sink in." - Mark Quisumbing "I feel much more confident with the basic rules of grammar and punctuation that once baffled me." - Sunni Hughes "Deb was fantastic. She really knows her stuff. I now have a better basic knowledge of grammar and punctuation." - Stephanie Johnston "The presenter was easy to follow and friendly. Deb was always happy to answer our questions and tackle any grammar issues we were facing in our everyday line of work." - Marissa Loe "It was a great refresher and I came away feeling empowered and enlightened." - Bronwen Stinson

Rave reviews about Grammar and Punctuation:

"The instructor knew her stuff! And when she saw some of us having trouble understanding it she either went back over the material or made it easier for us to follow. For me, it made clear some of the grammar I had already learnt but was very fuzzy on.

"As an aspiring editor this course has given me a brief glimpse into what that profession requires. It has also shown me that I can really learn and use this knowledge, especially if there was more time for it to sink in."
- Mark Quisumbing

"I feel much more confident with the basic rules of grammar and punctuation that once baffled me."
- Sunni Hughes

"Deb was fantastic. She really knows her stuff. I now have a better basic knowledge of grammar and punctuation."
- Stephanie Johnston

"The presenter was easy to follow and friendly. Deb was always happy to answer our questions and tackle any grammar issues we were facing in our everyday line of work."
- Marissa Loe

"It was a great refresher and I came away feeling empowered and enlightened."
- Bronwen Stinson