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Major, minor and submerged 'grammar rocks' all have the potential to dent your confidence and sink your credibility. This intensive half-day refresher focuses on what you must know about grammar. You don't need to know everything. But you do need to know how to prevent 'grammatical rocks' from damaging you.
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Pronoun, Apostrophe, Plural, Subject-Verb Agreement, Verbal Gerbil, Colon, Semicolon, Punctuation of Lists, Was/Were, I/Me, Myself, Which/That/Who/Whom, Hyphens, And/But, Ellipsis, Full Stops and more...
...some of those will have filled you with dread!
Grammar on the Rocks™ is a practical approach to the rules of grammar. It will actively improve your understanding and use of grammar without bombarding you with too much information.
Brush up on your basic grammar skills by going over the fine points that people always seem to get wrong, in just half a day!
Benefits
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See business results from your improved grammar |
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Impress the customer, your colleagues and superiors |
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Brush up on your basics |
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Never rely on the PC to correct your grammar |
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Improve your business writing |
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Speed up your ability to write and edit |
The 26 page reference guide: Go away with an easy to use guide that won't fill your desk or, like most grammar books, cause more confusion.
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Refresher - this quick refresher will speed up your ability to write and edit: covering nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and pronouns |
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Major Rocks - the essentials: apostrophes, plurals, subject-verb agreement and bad verbal grammar |
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Minor Rocks - These items will come in handy when those who know their grammar may react negatively to your mistakes. This covers: colons, semicolons, punctuation of lists, using the right words in a sentence and hyphen usage |
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Submerged Rocks - not commonly known, not even by some experts! Learn where to add prepositions and split infinitives |
Who Should Attend?
This programme has been designed to benefit anyone who feels they need to brush up on their grammar.
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There is no longer any need to be embarrassed by your grammar mistakes! |
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| Course Information |
| Can be used for CPD credits |
Public Workshops |
Grammar on the Rocks™ sessions are:
AM 9am (approx start time) - 12.30pm
PM 1.30pm (approx start time) - 5pm
1/2 day (£250 + VAT) - London
Includes tuition, materials and coffee breaks
16 July 2008 (AM & PM)
12 November 2008 (AM & PM)
NEW 2008: Regional Venues - 1/2 day (£250 + VAT)
includes tuition, materials and coffee breaks
NEW 2008: Central Manchester
24 June 2008 (AM)
22 October 2008 (AM)
22 October 2008 (PM)
*Special rate available if you book ½ day Grammar on the Rocks™ and ½ day Illumine Business Mapping - conditions apply. Find out more here. |
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Book 2 or more places and take advantage
of our multiple booking discount:
2 places - 10% discount
3 places - 15% discount
4 places - 20% discount |
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| In-house Training |
Available as an in-house programme, for those organisations wishing to develop teams or groups of individuals from across the organisation. Call our Account Managers to discuss your needs +44 (0)1753 866633.
Click here to make an enquiry. |
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Rounded Thinker
Illumine now offers a unique way to develop you and your teams into rounded thinkers. A Rounded Thinker ensures their thinking achieves their best performance and gains competitive advantage for their organisation.
 Communicate is the core skill covered by this programme. Attending this programme awards one credit towards the Rounded Thinker Award. Click here for more information about Rounded Thinker.
To qualify for the award, you will need to attend five courses from at least four different skills areas, within two years of the first course.
Rounded Thinker Team Awards
Think of the benefits of training a team or group of people within your organisation. Credits towards the Rounded Thinker Award is awarded on both public workshops and in-house courses and can be used as a collective award. Rounded Thinker Award certificates can be co-branded or built into training plans for your organisation. |
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