"Useful Business Idioms to Master and Buzzwords to Avoid"

While it is not possible to present a comprehensive review of English grammar in a limited set of webinars, this course addresses some of the most frequent grammatical challenges that business writing in English poses for non-native speakers.

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:

• Identify and correct errors in subject/verb agreement
• Identify and correct incomplete and run-on sentences
• Change overly complex sentences into simpler sentences
• Understand when and how to write sentences in passive versus active voice
• Use verbal rather than nominal word forms
• Identify and correct errors in parallel structure
• Eliminate unnecessary wordiness
• Avoid using qualifiers that express uncertainty.
• Avoid commonly misused words (use/utilize; there/their/they’re; principal/principle, etc.)
• Order a series of pre-nominal adjectives correctly
• Write from the point of view of the company versus the individual