9 Proofreading courses delivered Live Online

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours Writing is a key method of communication for most people, and it?s one that many people struggle with. This workshop will give participants a refresher on basic writing concepts (such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation), and an overview of the most common business documents (such as proposals, reports, and agendas), giving you that extra edge in the workplace. 1 - GETTING STARTED * Workshop Objectives * Pre-Assignment Review 2 - WORKING WITH WORDS * Spelling * Grammar * Creating a Cheat Sheet 3 - CONSTRUCTING SENTENCES * Parts of a Sentence * Punctuation * Types of Sentences 4 - CREATING PARAGRAPHS * The Basic Parts * Organization Methods 5 - WRITING MEETING AGENDAS * The Basic Structure * Choosing a Format * Writing the Agenda 6 - WRITING E-MAILS * Addressing Your Message * Grammar and Acronyms 7 - WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS * The Basic Structure * Choosing a Format * Writing the Letter 8 - WRITING PROPOSALS * The Basic Structure * Choosing a Format * Writing the Proposal 9 - WRITING REPORTS * The Basic Structure * Choosing a Format * Writing the Report 10 - OTHER TYPES OF DOCUMENTS * Requests for Proposals * Projections * Executive Summaries * Business Cases 11 - PROOFREADING AND FINISHING * A Proofreading Primer * How Peer Review Can Help * Printing and Publishing 12 - WRAPPING UP * Words from the Wise ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Business Writing training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Business Writing course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

ARABIC LEGAL WRITING AND DRAFTING SKILLS WHY ATTEND This course focuses on clear legal writing in Arabic. Effective communication with lawyers is about more than simply words. It entails understanding the unique way lawyers think and approach the legal, political, and business world. During this Arabic course, a number of legal documents are discussed, including drafting contracts, letters, policies and company bylaws. Participants also look at a wide variety of commercial agreements during practical drafting sessions. This course helps participants to draft confidently and effectively in Arabic regardless of the governing law. COURSE METHODOLOGY The course consists of group discussions as well as individual and team tasks. There will be writing practice throughout the exercises. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the course, participants will be able to: * Apply a plain Arabic style of writing to all legal documents * Recognize the need for legal clarity in different types of legal documents: legal letters, emails, memorandum and opinions * Apply good legal writing practice * Use best practice techniques to write contracts, letters, policies and company bylaws * Correct common mistakes in legal writing  * Address and deal with challenges and issues relating to the use of legal jargon * Proofread effectively  TARGET AUDIENCE The course is suitable for Arabic speakers looking for a better understanding of how to write Arabic legal documents.  This course is for lawyers, legal secretaries, commercial managers, contract managers, HR executives and managers, purchasing managers, tender executives and anyone who must draft, amend or update contracts, legal letters and company policies and bylaws.  TARGET COMPETENCIES * Drafting letters, policies, company bylaws and contracts * Proofreading * Writing in plain Arabic * Understanding legal terms * Legal writing practice NOTE The Dubai Government Legal Affairs Department has introduced a Continuing Legal Professional Development (CLPD) programme to legal consultants authorised to practice through a licensed firm in the Emirate of Dubai.  We are proud to announce that the Dubai Government Legal Affairs Department has accredited EMG Associates as a CLPD provider. In addition, all our legal programmes have been approved. * Basic legal writing concepts and contract drafting * The various types of legal documents * Tips in writing bilingual legal documents * Signs of a well drafted contract; the simple rules! * The language of drafting * Identifying the legal formalities for a binding contract * Structure and formation of a commercial contract: following the formula * The importance of Boilerplate clauses * Plain Arabic in legal correspondence and writing a legal letter * Good legal writing practice * Pitfalls and issues relating to the use of legal jargon in legal writing * Writing different types of emails * Layout of a letter * Body of a letter * Putting a letter together * Typical sentences in legal letters * The letter writing clinic: looking at the ten most common problems * Writing a legal policy or company bylaw and legal writing troubleshooting * Layout of a policy or bylaw * Body of a policy or bylaw * How to write the best policy or bylaw * Understanding the principles of legal interpretation * The four defects that affect legal writing * Use of consistent terminology * Easily confused words * How courts react to legal writing and what to expect 

FRONT-LINE COMMUNICATION AFFECTS PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF EVERY COMPANY. This training is designed to help organize ideas and communicate clearly. As a result of this session, you will be able to be more concise and communicate with conviction. You will be more productive, increase performance satisfaction, and create a true dialogue with your audience. For professionals who must meet the needs of the public, these areas of development are the right thing. Improved communications means increased internal and external customer satisfaction. Attendees will be able to: * Write clearly, creating an greater public perception of expertise; * Be more efficient with written communication, reducing wasted time and adding to profitability; and * Craft concise, rapport-building written messages for internal and external customers, increasing productivity and forging a more pleasant workplace environment.     TOPICS * Benefits of using email * Purpose of E-mail * Steps to take before writing * Inflection in written messages * Effects of instant messaging and text messaging * Basic E-mail Plans * Subject Lines * Paragraph Structure * Details * Summary of Problem * Use of CC and BCC * TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS YELLING! * Proofreading   Online Format—Email Etiquette is a 90-minute interactive virtual class. REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS AND YOU WILL BE SENT ONLINE LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO THE CLASS DATE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you very much for the wonderful and informative session. The audience was totally engaged and interested in your presentation. I want to congratulate you on a job superbly done and for all the effort that went into making this a successful seminar. Janet Riesel, Chair – Career Planning & Professional Development SIGHuman Resources Association of New York

LEGAL WRITING AND DRAFTING SKILLS WHY ATTEND There is a misconception that legal writing and legal drafting is the same but there is a substantial difference between the two. While legal writing typically deals with persuasive documents such as court briefs and legal letters, legal drafting involves creating documents such as contracts. They are both equally important in legal practice.  Legal writing is an important skill needed in every practice area of law. Words are used to advocate, inform, persuade and instruct.  Are you giving the right impression? Are your clients receiving the right message? This course focuses on clear legal writing for a global audience. Effective communication with English speaking lawyers is about more than simply words. It entails understanding the unique way these speakers think and approach the legal, political, and business world. Did you know that most international commercial agreements are drafted in English, irrespective of the nationality of the contracting parties. Drafting contract skills is ideal for lawyers working in English as a foreign language who need to draft, explain or interpret contract clauses written in English. During the course, delegates will look at a wide variety of commercial agreements through to practical drafting sessions. This course will help participants to draft confidently and effectively in English regardless of the governing law. This is a practical course with many exercises and examples in order to achieve an interactive and stimulating outcome. The course's activities involve the production of typical work-place legal documents. COURSE METHODOLOGY The course consists of group discussions as well as individual and team tasks. There will be writing practice throughout the exercises. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the course, participants will be able to: * Apply plain English style of writing to all legal documents * Recognize the need for legal clarity in different types of legal documents: legal letters, emails, memorandum and opinions * Apply good legal writing practice * Demonstrate the register of legal writing * Correct common mistakes in legal writing  * Dispense and deal with pitfalls and issues relating to the use of legal jargon * Proofread effectively  TARGET AUDIENCE This course is for lawyers, legal secretaries, commercial managers, contract managers and anyone who must draft, amend or update contracts, legal letters and legal opinion. The course is suitable for non-native English speakers looking for a better understanding of English legal terms. TARGET COMPETENCIES * Drafting letters * Proofreading * Writing in plain English * Understanding legal terms * Legal writing practice NOTE The Dubai Government Legal Affairs Department has introduced a Continuing Legal Professional Development (CLPD) programme to legal consultants authorised to practice through a licensed firm in the Emirate of Dubai.  We are proud to announce that the Dubai Government Legal Affairs Department has accredited EMG Associates as a CLPD provider. In addition, all our legal programmes have been approved. * Legal Drafting  * Signs of a well drafted contract: The simple rules! * The language of drafting: Will v Shall v Must * Identifying the legal formalities for a binding contract * Structure and formation of a commercial contract: follow the formula and you won't go wrong * The importance of Boilerplate clauses: * No waiver * Notices * Assignment v Novation * Governing v Jurisdiction * Force majeure - are we covered for viruses (covid19)? * Dispute resolution clause: Litigation v Arbitration v Mediation * The preliminary documents in international transaction - using Heads of Terms effectively * Vague words and expressions in commercial contracts- know the pitfalls! * Best endeavors v All reasonable endeavors v reasonable endeavors * Overview of cross border contracts: Distribution v Joint venture v Agency agreements * Share Purchase Agreements * Warranties and indemnities * Allocating risks and liabilities between the buyer and seller * Negotiating warranties from a Share Purchase Agreement  * Plain English in Legal Correspondence * Good legal writing practice * Moving from legalese to Plain English * Unnecessary archaic and meaningless phrases * Collocations * Importance of collocations in legal writing * Pitfalls and issues relating to the use of legal jargon in legal writing * Writing short emails * Writing long emails * Writing formal emails * Writing A Legal Letter * Layout of a letter * Body of a letter * Putting a letter together * The register of letter writing * Typical sentences in legal letters * The letter writing clinic: looking at the ten most common problems * Rewriting letters * Rewriting informal sentences to modern alternatives * Correcting common mistakes in letter writing * Legal Writing Troubleshooting * The problem of English idioms * Rephrasing English idioms * Easily confused words * Cutting unnecessary words * Use of consistent terminology * Ambiguity: how to avoid it * Vagueness: how to avoid it * Misuse of preposition in dates * Problem words * Constantly litigated words * Rewriting sentences to remove gender specific language

In this live course, I share my insights from my experience as a school librarian and governors’ clerk, into how teachers use children's books in the classroom, what they are looking for in school visits and how to prepare for them. I will be joined by voice coach, Cat Clancy, and confidence coach, Vie Portland.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours Overview In writing, it is important to make sure your message is easy to understand, that you have included all the necessary information, and that the points are expressed clearly. In business writing, it is also essential to convey information in a professional and courteous manner using proper formatting. Learn how to perfect your business writing in this one-day workshop. This one-day workshop will help you teach participants how to: Write and proofread your work so it is clear, concise, complete, and correct. Apply these skills in real world situations. Use language that is courteous. Understand the proper format for memos, letters, and emails. Determine whether your writing can be easily understood by your intended audience. Learn how to perfect your business writing in this one-day workshop.While there are many types of business writing, this workshop will provide tools to write effective memos, emails, and letters, as well as briefly touch on reports and proposals. THE 4 C?S: CLEAR, CONCISE, COMPLETE, AND CORRECT * Good writing must be clear, concise, complete, and correct. In this session, learn how to write with these principles in mind. MANNERS AND COURTESY * Courtesy is an important part of good business writing. During this session, participants will learn ways to make their writing respectful and polite. WRITING MEMOS * Memos are another challenge that many writers face. Participants will look at parts of a memo and complete a fun exercise. WRITING EFFECTIVE E-MAILS * Mostly everyone today uses email to communicate at work and at home. This session will give participants some tips on writing effective emails and managing email. REPORTS AND PROPOSALS * Reports and proposals are two important types of business writing. In this session, an overview of the steps involved with writing these pieces is presented. WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS * This session reviews the steps for writing a business letter, types of letters, and the parts of a business letter. Participants then examine samples of business letters to determine the type and the parts of each letter. READABILITY INDEX * The readability index determines the difficulty level of a written piece. Participants will apply the index to a sample and to their own work. PROOFREADING * Participants learn about checking the grammar, spelling and punctuation in their written pieces, and then review their pre-assignment. REVIEWING YOUR WRITING * In this session, participants complete a final review of their piece of writing. WORKSHOP WRAP-UP * At the end of the workshop, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.

ChatGPT, along with other AI tools, aims not to replace the human touch in management, but to enhance it. By addressing repetitive, daily tasks, these tools free up managers to concentrate on core responsibilities like strategic decision-making, team development, and innovation. As we move further into the digital age, integrating tools such as ChatGPT isn't a luxury; it's the future of proactive leadership. In this guide, we'll delve into 10 practical ways through which AI can elevate your efficiency and refine the quality of your work. * Gain familiarity with prominent AI tools in the market * Efficiently compose and respond to emails * Generate concise summaries of complex reports and data. * Obtain quick insights, data, and research across varied topics * Streamline the writing of articles, training notes, and posts * Craft interview tests, form relevant questions, and design checklists for the hiring process 1 STREAMLINING EMAILS An inbox can be a goldmine of information but also a significant time drain for managers. Here's how to optimise it: * Drafting responses: Give the AI a brief, and watch it craft a well-structured response. * Sorting and prioritising: By employing user-defined rules and keywords, ChatGPT can flag important emails, ensuring no vital communication slips through the cracks. 2 EFFICIENT REPORT WRITING Reports, especially routine ones, can be time-intensive. Here's a smarter approach: * Automate content: Supply key data points to the AI, and let it weave them into an insightful report. * Proofreading: Lean on ChatGPT for grammar checks and consistency, ensuring each report remains crisp and error-free. 3 RAPID RESEARCH From competitor insights to market trends, research is a pivotal part of management. * Data synthesis: Feed raw data to the AI and receive succinct summaries in return. * Question-answering: Pose specific questions about a dataset to ChatGPT and extract swift insights without diving deep into the entire content. 4 REINVENTING RECRUITMENT Hiring can be a lengthy process. Here's how to make it more efficient: * Resume screening: Equip the AI to spot keywords and qualifications, ensuring that only the most fitting candidates are shortlisted. * Preliminary interviews: Leverage ChatGPT for the initial rounds of interviews by framing critical questions and evaluating the responses. 5 ENHANCING TRAINING Especially for extensive teams, training can be a monumental task. Here's how ChatGPT can assist: * Customised content: Inform the AI of your training goals, and it will draft tailored content suitable for various roles. * PowerPoint design: Create visually appealing slide presentations on any topic in minimal time.

Duration 4.5 Days 27 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for individuals who want to gain basic knowledge of business skills. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to communicate and work effectively in a business environment. In this course, students will learn about all different aspects of business skills needed be effective in an office environment. ACCESSING PDF DOCUMENTS * Open a PDF Document * Browse a PDF Document CREATING & SAVING PDF DOCUMENTS * Create and Save a PDF Document from an Existing Document * Create a PDF Document from a Web Page * Combine Multiple PDF Documents NAVIGATING CONTENT IN A PDF DOCUMENT * Perform a Search in a PDF Document * Search Multiple PDF Documents * Work with Bookmarks * Create Links and Buttons MODIFYING PDF DOCUMENTS * Manipulate PDF Document Pages * Edit Content in a PDF Document * Add Page Elements REVIEWING PDF DOCUMENTS * Add Comments and Markup * Compare PDF Documents * Initiate and Manage a Review CONVERTING PDF FILES * Reduce the File Size of a PDF Document * Optimize PDF Files * Convert and Reuse PDF Document Content CUSTOMIZING THE ACROBAT XI PRO WORKSPACE * Customize the Toolbars * Customize the Tool Sets CREATING PDFS FROM TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS * Create PDF Documents Using Autodesk AutoCAD * Measure Technical Drawings ENHANCING PDF DOCUMENTS * Embed Multimedia * Enhance PDF Document Accessibility SECURING PDF DOCUMENTS * Manage the Security of PDF Documents * Validate PDF Documents CREATING INTERACTIVE PDF FORMS * Create a PDF Form * Compile and Manage PDF Form Data FINALIZING PDF FILES FOR COMMERCIAL PRINTING * Apply Color Management Settings * Preview Printed Effects * Perform Preflight on a PDF Document * Create PDF/X, PDF/A, and PDF/E Compliant Files * Create a Composite and Color Separations ACCESSING & NAVIGATING SHAREPOINT TEAM SITES * Access SharePoint Sites * Navigate SharePoint Sites WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS, CONTENT, & LIBRARIES * Upload Documents * Search for Documents and Files WORKING WITH LISTS * Add List Items * Modify List Items * Configure List Views * Filtering and Grouping with List Views CONFIGURING YOUR SHAREPOINT PROFILE * Update and Share Your Profile Information * Share and Follow SharePoint Content * Creating a Blog INTEGRATING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE * Access and Save SharePoint Documents with Microsoft Office * Manage Document Versions through Office 2013 * Accessing SharePoint Data from Outlook 2013 WORKING OFFLINE & REMOTELY WITH SHAREPOINT * Synchronize Libraries, Sites, and MySite and Working Offline * Working from a Mobile Device CREATING A NEW SITE * Create a Site * Change the Look and Feel of Your SharePoint Site ADDING & CONFIGURING LIBRARIES * Configure Document Library for Your SharePoint Team Site * Configure the Site Assets Library for Your SharePoint Site * Add and Configure a Wiki for Your SharePoint Site ADDING & CONFIGURING LISTS * Add an Announcement List * Add and Configure a Task List * Add and Configure Contact and Calendar Lists * Add and Configure a Blog Subsite * Add and Configure a Custom List to your SharePoint Site * Customize List Forms CONFIGURING SITE SETTINGS, NAVIGATION, & SEARCH * Configure Site Search Options * Configure Site Administration Settings * Configure Site Organization and Navigation ASSIGNING PERMISSIONS & ACCESS RIGHTS * Sharing Sites and Setting Site Permissions * Secure Lists, Libraries, and Documents CONFIGURE CONTENT ROLL-UP, SUMMARY LINKS, & SITE MAP * Add and Configure the Content Search Web Part * Add and Configure the Relevant Documents Web Part IDENTIFYING NOUNS, PRONOUNS, & VERBS * Identify Nouns * Identify Pronouns * Identify Verbs IDENTIFYING ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS * Use Adjectives * Use Adverbs INDENTIFYING PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, AND INTERJECTIONS * Use Prepositions * Use Conjunctions * Use Interjections IDENTIFYING RULES * Monitor Sentences * Monitor Modifiers * Avoid Common Errors IDENTIFYING CORRECT PUNCTUATION * Use Parentheses Correctly * Use Commas, Semicolons, and Quotation Marks * Use Numbers, Symbols, and Capitalization Correctly IDENTIFYING SENTENCE FRAGMENTS, RUN-ONS, AND COMMA SPLICES * Identify Sentence Fragments * Identify Run-ons, Comma Splices, and Solutions IMPROVING WORD CHOICES * Identify Commonly Misused Words * Identify Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms BUILDING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES * Identify the Goal * Consider the Audience * Consider the Context EDITING EFFECTIVELY * Use Correct Spelling * Achieve Clarity AVOIDING HYPERCORRECTIONS * Avoid Hypercorrections * Achieve Simplicity GETTING STARTED * Icebreaker * Housekeeping Items * The Parking Lot * Workshop Objectives WORKING WITH WORDS * Spelling * Grammar * Creating a Cheat Sheet CONSTRUCTING SENTENCES * Parts of a Sentence * Punctuation * Types of Sentences CREATING PARAGRAPHS * The Basic Parts * Organization Methods WRITING MEETING AGENDAS * The Basic Structure * Choosing a Format * Writing the Agenda WRITING E-MAILS * Addressing Your Message * Grammar and Acronyms WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS * The Basic Structure * Choosing a Format * Writing the Letter WRITING PROPOSALS * The Basic Structure * Choosing a Format * Writing the Proposal WRITING REPORTS * The Basic Structure * Choosing a Format * Be guided by the: The purpose of the report * The seniority of your readers * Writing the Report OTHER TYPES OF DOCUMENTS * Requests for Proposals * Projections * Executive Summaries * Business Cases PROOFREADING & FINISHING * A Proofreading Primer * How Peer Review Can Help * Printing and Publishing WRAPPING UP * Words from the Wise * Review of Parking Lot * Lessons Learned * Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations E-MAIL BASICS * E-mail characteristics * Writing online versus on paper * Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of e-mail * Understanding the cultural significance of e-mail * E-mail programs * Using an e-mail program to send e-mail * When to use e-mail * Communicating by e-mail * Understanding when to avoid using e-mail * Writing an e-mail message * Using the MAIL acronym E-MAIL POLICIES * Company policies * Avoiding improper e-mail messages * Ensuring employee compliance to e-mail policies * Copyright laws, viruses, and liability * Avoiding copyright infringement * Avoiding viruses * Identifying e-mail liability E-MAIL FEATURES & SECURITY * Features of an e-mail program * Using attachments * Using priority labels and signature files * Features of an e-mail program * Using attachments * Using priority labels and signature files * Discussing e-mail program options * Securing e-mail * Usi ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Business Applications training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Business Applications course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

In this week-long mini course, I show you what teachers want and need, how to increase your visibility and plan the next three months of blog content – all before the end of term, so that you can take action and let your blogs do the work while you get on with important things like resting, spending time with friends or family or even writing! Create blogs that will resonate with teachers so that they are excited and eager to learn more about you, your books and your school visits.