Grammar can seem a dry subject for the exciting world of business, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Grammar can seem a dry subject for the exciting world of business, but nothing could be further from the truth. Business language draws from a colorful palette of expressions and concepts, reflecting the diversity of people from countries across the globe and from every social class. Successful business people need to be clear communicators in both the written and spoken worlds. This course is designed to help you identify and correct the most common grammatical mistakes, work confidently with words and punctuation, and recognize well-written and complete sentences. It is just like riding a bicycle or driving a car: once you master the beginning rules of the road, you will naturally improve your mastery and confidence in the years to come.
Skills you’ll gain
GrammarAdvanced Business LanguageBusiness EnglishBusiness WritingFormal GrammarBusiness English CertificationWhat You'll Learn
- Identify and correct the most common grammatical mistakes in business writing
- Distinguish commonly confused word groupings, word pairs, and apply appropriate idiomatic expressions
- Apply the basic parts of speech, including nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verb voice, mood, and tense
- Use prefixes, suffixes, plurals, possessives, and basic spelling rules to spell more confidently
- Apply punctuation correctly, including end punctuation, commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, apostrophes, parentheses, and quotation marks
- Recognize well-written and complete sentences using parts of a sentence, phrases, clauses, and subject-verb agreement
Key Takeaways
- Business language draws from a wide range of expressions and concepts, reflecting people from countries across the globe and from every social class.
- Successful business people need to be clear communicators in both the written and spoken worlds.
- The course helps learners work confidently with words and punctuation and recognize well-written, complete sentences.
- Mastering grammar is compared to riding a bicycle or driving a car: once the beginning rules are learned, mastery and confidence naturally improve over time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for business people who want to be clear communicators in both written and spoken communication and to improve their confidence with business grammar.
What does this course cover?
It covers commonly confused words and idiomatic expressions, parts of speech, verb voice, mood, and tense, spelling rules including prefixes, suffixes, plurals, and possessives, abbreviations, capitalization, numbers, punctuation, and sentence structure such as phrases, clauses, and subject-verb agreement.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course develops skills in grammar, advanced business language, business English, business writing, and formal grammar, and supports business English certification.
What will this course help me do?
It helps you identify and correct the most common grammatical mistakes, work confidently with words and punctuation, and recognize well-written and complete sentences.
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Welcome to KnowledgeCity's Online Video Training for Business Grammar. In this course, we will be discussing the parts of speech and the basic rules of punctuation, spelling, and writing mechanics. At the end of this course you will be able identify and correct the most common grammatical mistakes, work confidently with words and punctuation, and recognize well written and complete sentences. My name is David Christman and I have been teaching written and verbal communication skills for more than 20 years. Grammar can seem a dry subject for the exciting world of business. But nothing could be further from the truth. Business language draws from a colorful pallet of expressions and concepts. Reflecting the diversity of people from countries across the globe and from every social class who daily exchange goods, services, money, and business advice. Successful business people need to be clear communicators in both the written and spoken worlds. And rules of grammar are like the traffic signs on the streets and highways of language that help you travel safely and quickly from one place to another. You want other people to understand exactly what you are trying to say and write and you want them to enjoy the trip. This course is designed to help you identify and correct the most common grammatical mistakes, work confidently with words and punctuation and recognize well-written and complete sentences. It is just like riding a bicycle or driving a car. Once you master the beginning rules of the road you will naturally improve your mastery and confidence in the years to come. Let's get started.
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