Half-day workshop:
Grammar on the Rocks™

Stop worrying about those embarrassing grammar mistakes that undermine your credibility and effectiveness. Grammar on the Rocks is the course that will give you and your colleagues complete confidence in your correct use of the English language.

Good grammar is an essential element of effective writing. Your reader won’t understand what you want unless your document is written in unambiguous, correct English. In this half-day workshop, Jane Smith shows you how to recognise and steer clear of the ‘rocks’ of English grammar that can so easily scupper your credibility.

You do not need to become a serious grammarian. But you do need the confidence to avoid the main hazards of the language. Each participant receives a detailed booklet which acts both as a workbook during the session and as an easy-to-use reference after the course. The booklet includes a self-assessment, easy-to-use reference summaries and a recommended reading list.

Is it for me?

Grammar on the Rocks™ is a vital training event for anyone who wants to make sure that the documents they write are clear and grammatically correct. This course is designed for anyone who wishes to boost their writing confidence and be certain that the effectiveness of their communications is not undermined by poor grammar.

Benefits

During this course you will learn:

How to use the ‘parts of speech’ – the main building blocks of the language
How to avoid the major rocks that will sink your career if you don’t take steps to avoid them
How to sail round the minor rocks that could capsize you if you don’t watch out for them
How to spot the submerged rocks that could unsettle your life chances if you don’t watch out for them.

Contact us for costs & availability

Download course brochure (pdf 1.5MB).

If this workshop isn't quite what you're looking for, have you considered these courses/publications?

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Effective Report Writing one-day workshop
Effective Business Writing for Success audio book.

Programme

Welcome and introductions
Your problems and goals
Your starting point
The building blocks of the language
The major rocks – including apostrophes, plurals, subject-verb agreement
The minor rocks – including colon, which/that, who/whom, I/me/myself
The submerged rocks
What have you learned?

Workshop formats

Half-day course
Available as an in-house/
in-company event

Group size

Word Smiths training events are highly interactive events. This means our workshops work best with a group of between 10 and 15 participants – although we can of course deliver the same content in a lecture hall or as one-to-one session.