Business Writing for Professionals
1 day, Open Enrollment and In-house Offering  |  .6 CEUs l 7 CLEs
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Are you swamped with e-mail and correspondence? Would you like to streamline your writing, get to the point, but still maintain courtesy and professionalism? Proofreading skills and correct grammar and punctuation are crucial to building credibility and gaining respect from employers, colleagues, and customers. Individuals who are knowledgeable and adept at writing correctly and eliminating errors gain results quickly and are assets to any organization.

In this workshop, you will learn several grammar and punctuation rules that may have changed since you last took an English class and you will review rules you may have forgotten. Discover how to structure sentences that are not only correct and impressive, but more powerful and efficient. Learn proofreading techniques to safeguard your work from careless errors. Save time and money by avoiding misinterpretations, numerous edits, and re-work.



PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Topics covered in the program, include:

       v      Understand the importance of effective business writing

       v      Improve your writing style by:
                      
Avoiding overused words
                       Eliminating redundancy
                       Using the active voice

                       Creating
simple and forceful sentences
                       Understanding commonly misused words 

       v      Choose an appropriate tone for your correspondence 

       v      Write business correspondence with clear purpose statements, action statements, and a logical sequence 

       v      Use proper e-mail etiquette
and style

       v     
Understand correct use of punctuation marks

       v     
Identify parts and structure of sentences

       v     
Discover tips and techniques for faster, more powerful writing

       v      Learn techniques to
proofread more effectively 



AUDIENCE

Employees and managers throughout the organization.



PROGRAM DATES / LOCATIONS

February 26, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  l  NSU Miami-Kendall Educational Center
February 26, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   NSU Orlando Educational Center

April 23, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  l  NSU Main Campus, Fort Lauderdale-Davie
April 23, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   NSU Tampa Educational Center

June 25, 2010   9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  l  NSU Miramar Educational Center
June 25, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  l  NSU Bahamas Educational Center

August 20, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  l  NSU Miami-Kendall Educational Center
August 20, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   NSU Orlando Educational Center

October 22, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  l  NSU Main Campus, Fort Lauderdale-Davie
October 22, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   NSU Tampa Educational Center

December 3, 2010   9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  l  NSU Miramar Educational Center
December 3, 2010  l  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  l  NSU Bahamas Educational Center


INSTRUCTOR/S

Linda Howard, Ed.D.

 
 
Dr. Howard is professor of Leadership Studies, Adult Education, and Human Resource Development in the Fischler School of Education at Nova Southeastern University. She has more than 25 years of experience in administration and management in a variety of organizations including health care, management consulting, and education. She has served as training director of Missouri’s largest health maintenance organization, associate dean for faculty and curriculum development in the Programs for Higher Education at Nova Southeastern University, vice president for human resources for the Catalyst Group in St. Louis and Phoenix, and adjunct faculty in business and education at 13 colleges and universities.



COMMENTS FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS

"Excellent course; excellent instructor."
 
Chellie Altieri, HR Consultant  Boston Scientific

"Easy to understand. I am glad I attended this seminar."
 Oswaldo Arroyo, Regional Sales Manager  Toshiba

"Great course and excellent instructor."
 Terrence Barber, Recreation Manager  City of Lauderdale Lakes

"Linda is great!"

 
Jesus Cedillo, Director of International Sales  Ring Power Crane

"Linda is a very engaging speaker."
 Charles Clas, Senior Consultant  Delta Consulting Group, Inc.

"Great overall learning experience."
 
Bessy Espinosa, Business Analyst  Restaurant Services, Inc.

"The best class I've attended. Dr. Howard did an outstanding job."
 Pamela Forshey, Client Services Coordinator  l  City of Miramar

"Excellent!"
 Jim Gennaro, Software Quality Control Analyst  l 
Synergistix

"Great instructor."
 
Nicholas Izquierdo, Purchasing Agent  SDP International Corporation

"The material is relevant. I appreciated every second."
 
Haydee Jimenez, Assistant Operations Manager  Taplin, Canida & Habacht

"Dr. Howard was extremely engaging."
 Zenia Mascaros, Software Developer  Independent Purchasing Cooperative

"Professor Howard is an incredible instructor. She is truly an expert and knows how to share her knowledge."
 Carolina Liendo, Consultant  Engaged AML Solutions

"Good class to cover business writing for all levels."
 Jeff McNally, Purchasing Manager  l  Independent Purchasing Cooperative

"Excellent professor."
 Eduardo Melendez, Controller  l  Suzano Pulp and Paper America

"Great program."
 Shane Moore, Technical Support Specialist  l 
Synergistix

"Instructor is excellent. I am recommending other co-workers to take the course."
 Karol Navas, Administrative Assistant  l  IATA

"Very good content."
 Juan Ramirez, Central America Planning VP  Citibank, N.A.

"Excellent program! Would definitely recommend this course to other business professionals."
 Jessica Ramey, Operations Manager  MediaWhiz

"Program was great."
 Aileen Suarez, Marketing Coordinator  Pollo Tropical

"Excellent instructor."
 
Idelso Quintero, Applications Developer  Independent Purchasing Cooperative

"Excellent delivery of the course material!"
 
Maryanne Vasquez, Vice President  Teleperformance


PROGRAM FEE

Fee of $345 includes tuition, instructional materials, and coffee break.


ON-SITE OFFERING/S



Using core programs, we are able to align established objectives directly with an organization's competency framework and to specific job competency models. Your needs are matched with our extensive resources, instructional design team, and program facilitator to design a program that is tailored to fit your specified objectives and requirements. Consequently, your program will be designed to develop specific behaviors and competencies (i.e. skills, knowledge, and attitudes) that lead to superior performance.



For additional on-site program information and pricing, please contact:

Dr. Vince Daniels, Executive Director
Tel: 954.262.5181  |  Toll free: 800.672.7223, extension 25181
E-mail:
vdaniels@nova.edu

Pamela Echeverria, Assistant Director
Tel: 954.262.5161  |  Toll free: 800.672.7223, extension 25161 
E-mail:
pechever@nova.edu 


REGISTRATION

We encourage you to register early to reserve your place in the class.

Register online. Click here or visit our homepage.  |  Website: http://nova.edu/execed (programs listed by category)
Register by phone. Call us  |  Toll Free: 800.672.7223, ext. 25137 or  |  Tel: 954.262.5137
Click here to download registration form. Microsoft Word Document.
Register by e-mail. Download registration form and send via e-mail attachment.  |  E-mail: execed@nova.edu
Register by fax. Download registration form and send via fax.  |  Fax: 954.262.3188
Register by mail. Download registration form and send via mail.  | 
Hudson Institute of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education
H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Avenue, Carl DeSantis Building, Suite 2088
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314

Class size is limited; enrollment is on a space-available basis.

We accept the following forms of payment: check (payable to "Nova Southeastern University") and credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express). Payment arrangements must be made for your registration to be considered complete.



SUBSTITUTION, CANCELLATION, AND TRANSFER POLICIES

Program fees are due in full upon application to the program. If you are unable to attend this program, we will accept an appropriate substitute participant to take your place up to the day of the program. There is a $75 administration fee for substitutions made less than two weeks prior to the start of the program. NSU will grant an 80 percent refund for cancellations made two or more weeks prior to the start of the program. For cancellations made within two weeks prior to the start of the program, a 50 percent refund will be granted. There is no refund if you withdraw after the start of the program. We will allow one transfer of this registration to a future offering of the same program. We will charge an administration fee for any future postponements.

Fees and dates are subject to change without notice.




CONTACT INFORMATION

For additional program information, please contact us at: 

Hudson Institute of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education
H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Avenue, Carl DeSantis Building, Suite 2088
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314

Tel: 954.262.5137
Toll Free: 800.672.7223, ext. 25137
Fax: 954.262.3188
E-mail:
execed@nova.edu

http://nova.edu/execed (programs listed by category)
http://nova.edu/execed/calendar (programs listed by month)



PROGRAM STAFF

Dr. Vincent S. Daniels  l  Executive Director  l  vdaniels@nova.edu
Grisell V. Sotolongo   Director  l  sotolongo@nova.edu
Pamela Echeverria  l  Assistant Director  l  pechever@nova.edu
Karen Mendez  l  Operations Coordinator  l 
mendezk@nova.edu
Niemah Butler  l  Financial Coordinator  l 
niemah@huizenga.nova.edu



Hudson Institute


Dr. Vincent S. Daniels
Executive Director
vdaniels@nova.edu

Grisell Sotolongo
Director
sotolongo@nova.edu

Pamela Echeverria
Assistant Director
pechever@nova.edu

Karen Mendez
Operations Coordinator
mendezk@nova.edu

Niemah Butler
Financial Coordinator
niemah@huizenga.nova.edu