Proofreading Business Writing (Many Exercises)

Proofread professional writing like email and reports. Many proofreading examples and exercises inside

4.59 (230 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Career Development
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895
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4.5 hours
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Mar 2024
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$84.99
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What you will learn

Immediately produce higher-quality writing with improved proofreading

Improve business communication

Learn common proofreading techniques

Create better first impressions with your writing by simply proofreading and catching errors

Avoid costly mistakes with proofreading

Proofread and catch more errors in your writing before someone else does

Description

Proofreading isn't fun. But it is necessary. Learn the best proofreading techniques to help you have fewer errors in your writing and have your writing appear more professional.

PROOFREADING TECHNIQUES

I'll walk you through what to do on each proofreading pass through the text.

LEARN ENGLISH GRAMMAR TO HELP YOUR PROOFREADING

After you'll learn proofreading techniques, you will learn the basics of English grammar. We'll start with basics like the building blocks of a sentence and once you feel comfortable with that, we'll move on to writing sentences together so they read well.

HOW IMPROVED PROOFREADING WILL HELP YOUR CAREER

At any job, you must write. You will write everything ranging from texts and instant messages to email to fill-length documents. This course will help you master grammar so you can impress with your writing no matter what you are writing or with whom you are communicating.

Your co-workers, managers, or potential clients will often get their first impression of you from your writing. Whether it's a potential client visiting your website or a manager or a potential employer, sometimes they see your work like a resume or a report or an email pitch before they have a chance to meet you.

If you make a bad first impression with your writing, you may not get a chance to talk to your client on go on a job interview. But if you make a great first impression with your writing, it may open doors and give you a chance to prove yourself further.

MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH WRITING AS A CAREER TOOL

I was a Computer Science major in college. But because I was interested in writing, my ability to write better always helped me stand out above my peers.

I always had a better than average resume, and got better jobs than my peers. When I went into online business, writing helped me write my books, blog posts, and other website content. In online marketing, writing helps me write better titles and descriptions of my products. Writing also helps me have more efficient online communication. I use it every day and it is in nearly everything I do. This is why I highly recommend it for you too.

RESPONSIVE AND CARING INSTRUCTOR: WORLD-CLASS STUDENT SUPPORT

If you have questions about improving your proofreading skills, I am here to help! I answer 99% of student questions within 24 hours. Many students tell me that other instructors don't respond. Well, I do because

1) I care about my students.

2) I feel a responsibility to make sure that students get their money's worth from the course.

Invest in your future. Enroll today.

Content

Welcome and introduction to this proofreading course

Welcome and introduction to this proofreading course

Proofreading your writing

Proofreading your writing
Checklist for proofreading
Not re-reading what we expect and using different perspectives
Word document features and services you can ask for or hire
Proofreading longer texts by printing it out
Proofreading quiz

English grammar

Introducing basic building blocks of English grammar
8 parts of speech in English grammar
Sentence clauses and sentence fragments
Conjunctions
Fixing run-on sentences and dealing with complex grammar issues
Example of fixing run-on sentences with simple and clear sentences
Four types of sentence structures
10 comma rules that will immediately make you a better writer
Example of fixing many mistakes per sentence in a sales text
Example 2 of fixing many mistakes per sentence in a sales text
Semicolon rules
Colon rules
Question marks
Use of quotes - otherwise known as quotation marks
NEW! Many more examples added to the course
Punctuation quiz
Advanced punctuation and grammar quiz

Word choices errors

Common word choice errors: Its vs. it's, Fewer vs. less, than vs. then & more
Use of lets vs. let's
Who and whom
Ten commonly misspelled words
Common word error quiz
Advanced word choice quiz

Regular and irregular verbs

Regular and irregular verbs

Tools

Grammarly

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Reviews

Nicholas
August 15, 2023
This was a great experience! It helped me lear about the proper placement of comma's, semicolon's, hyphen's, etc. Also, it was a great refresher going over sentence structures and making sure it's grammatically correct and makes sense.
Steven
July 16, 2023
It would have been helpful to have stated that this course is really basic (7th-grade level at best.) Also, the punctuation is in the US style and is not accepted in British schools.
Sujata
May 16, 2023
Alex teaches grammar rules in a conversational manner that is accessible, educational, and fun! The exercises test your understanding every step of the way. Thank you, Alex.
Mark
March 28, 2023
The course assists in forming a cautious attitude for filtering texts. Proofreading of your creation is so important. Thank you for a valuable help.
NANCY
March 24, 2023
Yes, it's been very helpful to me to go over and review the basic grammar and punctuation rules and guidelines.
Israel
January 8, 2023
I am very impressed with the depth and coverage of this course. All in an easy-to-understand way. Five stars.
Rando
January 3, 2023
Details very explicitly and thoroughly the ins and outs of meticulously checking mistakes within a text or an email. The course assists in forming a cautious attitude for filtering texts. I have not seen anything worthy of a complaint.
Eyituoyo
November 10, 2022
Yes, it has been an absolute match for me. It has been really interesting. I do have a question though. There was one instance where you made a statement that included this clause, "...and this is the reason for why..." Wouldn't it be more correct to say, "...and this is the reason why..."
Cheremie
September 5, 2022
This course is absolutely awesome! I recommend this to anyone who wants a review with the usage of like: commas, semicolons, colons, quotes, grammar, etc.
Sylvia
April 14, 2022
Yes. I needed to refresh after having completed a proofreading course many years ago. This is what I was looking for.
Margaret
February 15, 2022
I enjoyed this course. I feel that I have "relearned" many of the grammar rules that I forgot over time. Alex was very easy to understand, answered my questions so quickly, and helped me see where I tend to use too many unnecessary words.
Rajagopalan
January 6, 2022
An earlier course I had attended with this Instructor prompted me to proceed ahead on further courses. With 100% clarity right from commencement, the Instructor deserves appreciation. A wonderful course worth learning by almost all. Thanks to the Instructor & Udemy.
Kim
November 14, 2021
It is really fantastic course. Learning a lot from it. The lecturer gives good explanation and examples.
Anthony
November 13, 2021
Taught me the basics quite well. Exercises including numbers of errors was quite useful as well. Good explanations throughout.
David
August 5, 2021
It's good and straightforward. Very useful for those who are not yet well-versed in the English language. There are a few things I don't agree with but overall good course.

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