Training in How to Proofread Your Own Business Writing

Take this course if you are interested in learning how to proofread your own documents. If you proofread others' documents, such as proofreading in a law firm, corporate communications office, or publication, enroll in the Proofreading Training for People Who Proofread Others' Documents course. It is more rigorious in its requirements.

Course Highlights

• The course contains a pre-test so you can see what your level of understanding of English grammar is before you take the course.
• The course contains a post-test to let you see how much you've learned during the course.
• You will proofread four writing samples so your instructor can work with you to make sure you have learned how to proofread.
• Each lesson contains many examples to help you understand the grammar rules.
• The explanations are easy to understand and remember.

Course Description

When You Complete This Course...

• Proofread your business writing so it is perfect before others read it
• Have a better understanding of all the rules of English language, grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure
• See errors in your writing you would not have seen before you took this course

How It Works

Certificate

When you finish the course within four months, you receive a graduation certificate.

Set Your Own Pace

You go at your own pace and submit assignments when you are ready. You don’t have to be online with other students or perform activities at specific times.

Work Online

When you enroll, we give you access to all the online lessons and training materials. Each lesson builds on the lessons that precede it. We offer clear explanations for every part of our training and plenty of real-world examples of how to apply the skills you are learning.

Instructor Feedback

Your instructor evaluates all your work, coaches you through learning the skills, and gives you personalized feedback on what you are doing well and what still needs polish. You can contact your instructor at any time if you have questions about your training, business writing, or the English language.

Topics Covered

This course contains proofreading and grammar lessons in each of the following important areas of business usage:

• Proofreading Principles
• Using Active Voice
• Omissions, Additions, and Typos
• Number Accuracy
• Transposition Errors
• Abbreviations
• Word Division
• Capitalization
• Commas
• Other Punctuation (apostrophes, semicolons, question marks, italics, hyphens, parentheses, dashes)
• Special Punctuation (brackets, ellipses, $ symbol in charts, %)
• Spelling
• Confusing Word Pairs
• Subject/Verb Agreement
• Pronoun Agreement
• Using Defined Terms Consistently
• Formatting Correctly