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SDSU Course Teaches the 'Write' Way

The Harvard Business Review reports that people who use poor grammar will have a difficult time getting hired.

“Good grammar is credibility, especially on the internet. In blog posts, on Facebook statuses, in e-mails, and on company websites, your words are all you have. They are a projection of you in your physical absence,” says the story’s author.

Published author Anne Bromley is a writing instructor and consultant who will also share her secrets as instructor for the Professional Certificate in Business Writing program through SDSU’s College of Extended Studies during the fall semester that helps people get it right – or write – the first time.

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Students receive assistance from Bromley in the Business Writing seminar, which is a series of three half-day workshops designed for professionals who would like to hone their writing skills. They include:

The Five Essential Steps, Thursday, October 3, 8:30 am-12 pm

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Editing and Proofreading, Thursday, October 10, 8:30 am-12 pm

Polishing Your Grammar Skills, Thursday, October 17, 8:30 am-12 pm

The cost for each course is $185. There is a $20 discount on each course if you take all three courses. For information, call (619) 594-2193, email lhoward@mail.sdsu.edu or visit www.neverstoplearning.net/bw. The website includes a video.

This is a SDSU Research Foundation program.





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