SEMINARS

 

We offer seminars for up to 25 participants, each focusing on a different aspect of professional writing. Workbooks are provided for each participant in the course. Writers of any skill level are welcome in all classes. The following courses are organized from basic grammar instruction to advanced writing techniques. Our most popular offerings are

  • Proofreading for Professionals I reminds participants of parts of speech and other vocabulary for discussing common grammar errors. Then it applies those concepts to familiar and frequent errors, so participants can learn how to identify, avoid, and correct them.

  • Proofreading for Professionals II focuses on identifying and correcting common grammar errors, particularly as a final pass before a message is sent out to its audience. The emphasis is on proofreading more than editing or revising.

  • Email: Write for Results reviews when to use email, how to use it effectively, and what steps to take in planning, drafting, and revising messages. This course can be offered as a half-day session.

  • Effective Business Writing guides participants through the writing process, from questions to ask in planning your document, through particular concerns while drafting, to errors to watch out for in revising. The course focuses on helping participants develop writing habits and strategies to become better communicators in all the writing they do for their job.

  • Write It Well covers how to write shorter and more positive messages and helps participants work on sentence-level strategies for improving the tone of their writing. This course can be offered as a half-day session.

 

We also provide several writing courses through Employers Council:

  • Communicating Effectively with Email

  • Business Writing for Professionals

  • Writing with (and without) AI

 

Pre and Post Assessments Included

Each seminar includes the option for participants to send the course instructor up to 3pgs of writing for review both before and after the course. This allows the instructor to tailor the course more specifically to the group and provides participants with more individual feedback on their writing. Samples must be submitted one week prior to the seminar date and within the contracted post-session time frame.

 

Customization

Options in addition to the standard course offerings are available:

  • Significant course customization

  • Course design for a particular group or need

  • Template analysis and/or revision

  • Communication process analysis and/or revision

  • Supplementary texts


Please contact us at seminars@appendance.com for a quote or set up a meeting with Dr. Jenny Morse to discuss your team’s needs and goals.