• Dunville Past Events •     Advanced Grammar for Business Writing Delivering Your Written Message with Clarity and Professionalism 26th & 27th November 2012 Time: 9:00am - 5:30pm Venue : Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur INTRODUCTION Every day the average individual working within the business community is responsible for writing emails, reports, proposals and presentations. What will make your writing stand out from others and really grab your audiences’ attention? The answer is clarity, accuracy and brevity. Just as we judge an individual by their appearance, your writing is a direct reflection of you. So what is your writing saying about you? Are you giving the best impression possible? Our “Delivering Your Message with Clarity and Professionalism” program will help you do just that!   TARGET AUDIENCE Managers, executives, administrators who have a strong basic grammatical and structural understanding of written English. All who want to write with real professionalism.   COURSE OBJECTIVE • Learn how clear and accurate grammar will assure you have strong written communication with customers and clients. • Review the fundamentals of English structure and learn to use more advanced grammatical structures. • Expand your terminology and phraseology to show a more complete writing style. • Develop the ability to cohesively link your ideas to present a more clear and fluid message. • Learn to use thematic writing that reflects excellent planning and a clearly defined message. • Be able to express yourself in writing with confidence and professionalism at all times.   TRAINING METHODOLOGY An interactive and practical approach incorporating group discussions/exercises, written assignments and presentations.   COURSE OUTLINE MODULE 1 : What Is Good Grammar? • A review of the parts of speech • The structure of the language • Subject verb agreement MODULE 2 : Unlocking Key Structures to Ensure Message Clarity • Review of the six tenses • Conditionals that provide clarity • When and how to use the active & passive voice • Causatives that ensure the job gets done MODULE 3 : Clearing Up Structure that Cause Confusion • Gerunds and infinitives • Prepositions that are “on” • “Articles” that are often missing • Pronouns as subjects & objects • Grammar analysis • Common sentence structure errors MODULE 4 : Writing Styles and Vocabulary That Provide Clarity • Cause and effect • Contrasting and comparing • Writing with persuasion • A formal or informal tone, when? MODULE 5 : Developing a Pattern of Self-editing • Develop a mental checklist • Creating an image through your writing • Proofreading for excellence SPEAKER’S PROFILE   Steve L. Muhs Canadian Qualifications: • Canadian Institute for English Certificate in TESOL • BA Language Studies • M Ed Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Areas of Training: • Cultural Awareness & Intelligence • Cross Cultural Communication Skills Development • Accent Reduction & Neutralization • Language Teacher Training • Effective Business Writing • General & Advanced Grammar for Business Writing • Effective Public Speaking • Effective Presentation Skills • Assertive Communication Skills Summary of Experience: Before beginning his teaching career, Steve worked for one of the oldest and most established brokerage houses in Canada. His role within the company was that of regulatory compliance and education. After realizing his true passion was in education he decided to change his career path and focus more on teaching. This brought him to Malaysia 10 years ago and he has worked within all areas of education here ever since. In this time he has been involved in instruction, training and curriculum development within the education community and the corporate world. Steve is an enthusiastic and dedicated trainer who operates an active learning environment and always keeps his students amused and challenged. He thrives on challenges and is always looking for ways to make his training better. With over 15 years of public speaking experience, Steve has a very acute understanding of what is required in order to get ideas across clearly and in an engaging manner. He regularly participates in workshops and training sessions, often giving presentations to upwards of 2000 participants. Steve is an excellent communicator and has enjoyed working with a variety of companies throughout Asia, designing and facilitating courses that have cooperatively met their objectives. COURSE FEES HRDF – SBL Application (100% reimbursement) Early Bird (Register by 19th November, 2012) RM980 per person (Inclusive of materials, tea breaks, lunch and certificate validated by SWAN TRAINING INSTITUTE, IRELAND) Normal Fees RM1080 per person   We can run this course in-house for your employees. For the a detailed training proposal, please contact us by e- mail program@dunville.com.my or call 04-2293900 / fax 04-2293894. Terms and Conditions of Seminar • Registrations will only be confirmed upon payment. • Please make cheques payable to Dunville Training Centre Sdn Bhd and bank in or direct digital bank transfer payment to Hong Leong Bank 26300000560 • Payment must be received at least 7 days prior to the seminar date. • There will be no refund for cancellation. However, replacements are welcomed. • The organizer reserves the right to make any amendments and / or changes to the seminar programme, venue, speakers replacement and or topics if warranted by circumstances beyond its control. < Back to Past Events   HOME | ABOUT DUNVILLE | TRAINING | PROGRAMME | EXECUTIVE EDUCATION | TEAM BUILDING | PMP | PUBLIC PROGRAM | CLIENTS | CONTACT | SITEMAP Dunville International © All Rights Reserved