Written Communication Courses
Course Name:
Proofreading Skills for Federal Employees
| Date/Time | Location | Price | |
September 8 - 9, 2010
9am-4pm
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Renaissance Hotel
Washington, DC
| $730.00 |
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October 20 - 21, 2010
9am-4pm
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HRI
Oxon Hill, MD
| $730.00 |
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All Federal civilian and military employees and contractors interested in improving their proofreading knowledge and skills.
- Improve your ability to identify and correct errors.
- Refresh your understanding of everyday punctuation rules, including commas and semicolons.
- Review common grammar and usage problems.
- Learn the differences between many commonly confused words and receive an easy-to-use "cheat sheet."
- Use standard proofreading symbols.
- Develop strategies for effective proofreading.
- Identify fragments and run-on sentences and learn how to correct them.
- Correct confusing, choppy, and/or awkward sentences.
- Receive a copy of the book McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook, 2nd ed.
Whether you are reviewing someone else’s work or making sure yours is error-free, the ability to properly proofread and edit written and electronic documents is crucial to your success as a Federal employee. In this “hands-on” class, you will receive numerous exercises, handouts, checklists, and tips to reinforce and perfect your proofreading and editing skills.
Course includes lunch, continental breakfast, refreshments, certificate, and all course materials.