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Grammar Mechanics Brush-up This is a 4 week refresher in the mechanics of English grammar. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at . This course will refresh your skills for college, on the job,  more...

Spelling Brush-up This course is intended to be a quick brush-up to spelling. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at . This course takes a simple 3 rule approach to spelling that will  more...

Writing Brush-up This course will help refresh you in the basic academic writing structures. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at . This course will refresh you in the three basic  more...

Syntax (Sentence Wording) Brush-up This course will help you to polish your sentence wording. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at . This course will help you to produce clean, clear and concise  more...

College Essay Brush-up This course will focus on creating an effective college level essay. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at . This course will refresh your college essay writing  more...

Punctuation Brush-up This course will refresh your knowledge of the rules and proper use of punctuation. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at . This course will help you brush-up on the  more...

Creative Writing Brush-up This course will refresh your creative writing skills. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at . This course will refresh you in characterization, plots, symbolism and  more...

Grammar Brush Up Bundle Polish your writing skills to perfection with this pro megaton of seven complete courses for only the price of one Continuing Education class! Complete your course of study in 90 days or less.  more...

Writers at Work Certificate Bundle Enroll in all four of our best selling Writers at Work Series and earn a Certificate from an Accredited State University.  more...

Typing Pal--The Best Online Typing Course Quick and easy way to learn keyboard typing! Typing Pal is an indispensable tool for improving your productivity on a computer keyboard! It offers a fully customized learning scenario that suits beginners as well as those with more keyboard experience. For those who want to keep track of their progress, Typing Pal offers to evaluate user-performance with simple and detailed statistics. The  more...

How To Master Business Writing This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business setting. They`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. How To Master Business Writing This course provides students with a review of the skills needed to write effective letters, memos, minutes,  more...

How To Master Presentation Skills This course takes the student through the process of creating and then delivering a successful presentation. This course takes the student through the process of creating and delivering a successful presentation. The topic, audience analysis, and researching are covered first, with an emphasis on the audience. The next area discussed is writing and designing slides. Students also learn how to  more...

Soft Skills Using MS Office Applications This course uses Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook 2000 in order to teach the students presentation, business writing, and time management skills. Students will learn the basic elements for each of these courses, and will be provided with a foundation on which to build their skills. This course uses Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook 2000 in order to teach the students presentation,  more...

How To Master Communications Course description -- Communication skills are vital to an organization`s effectiveness. The How to Master Communications bundle builds on the basics of effective communication and shows how to apply sound communication skills to a variety of interpersonal and leadership situations, such as intervening in conflict and providing feedback. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED -  more...

Presentation Skills Course description -- One of the biggest fears for managers and others is speaking in public. You will receive worksheets and checklists to help you plan and present your remarks for the most impact, and you will learn how to deal with the anxiety that so often accompanies such assignments. The course includes tools and techniques to help you determine what the audience wants and needs, methods to  more...

Preventing Sexual Harassment for Employees Discontinued. See replacement course 3464-A. Preventing sexual harassment is everyone ™s responsibility, but employees may not know exactly what to do unless things are spelled out fairly clearly. This course addresses the issues related to sexual harassment: how the law applies to employees, things to avoid in the work environment, and specific employee responsibilities. There are tips to  more...

Preventing Sexual Harassment for Leaders Discontinued. See replacement course 3464-A. Leaders have a particular responsibility in preventing sexual harassment, and this course spells out just exactly what their role is. They will be given critical information to tell them what the law expects and direction on how to meet these legal requirements. The course provides tools and tips for promoting a harassment-free environment, and  more...

Providing Effective Feedback Course description -- Many people have good intentions to provide helpful feedback, but don ™t know the simple rules and techniques for doing it. This course includes tools to develop helpful feedback and use it to motivate employees. It has techniques and methods to foster a nurturing environment, convey your improvement ideas, check for understanding, and help others learn from their  more...

Efficient Reading: Improving Speed and Comprehension This course encourages the self-development of reading skills for faster, more efficient reading with increased comprehension. Initially, you?ll diagnose your strengths and weaknesses in reading ability through a questionnaire that will show your reading habits as they presently are. You?ll learn to read more efficiently and thus improve your speed and comprehension through procedures applied for  more...

Excellent English: A Writing Review - Part II: Punctuation Get your mechanics and punctuation up to specs under the watchful eye of our expert instructor. This is the second of three review courses that together provide an in-depth review of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, sentence structure and clarity. While it is preferable that students take the courses in sequence, they may also pick and choose the individual courses that suit their needs. Part II  more...

Excellent English: A Writing Review - Part III: Achieving Clear, Concise Writing You will develop a clear, concise, and dynamic writing style that gets the attention of your reader. This is the third of three review courses that together provide an in-depth review of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, sentence structure and clarity. While it is preferable that students take all three courses in sequence, they may also pick and choose the individual courses that suit their  more...

Communicate With Confidence This fun course improves written and spoken communication by correcting common grammatical mistakes, and reviews basic grammatical and structural sentence solutions and conventional punctuation and mechanics used in every-day written and verbal communications. Don?t know where to put that apostrophe? Bamboozled by ?who? and ?whom?? It?s hard to communicate with confidence when you?re uncertain  more...

Better Business Writing in One Week This practical course helps business professionals write with greater confidence and accuracy. Business letters, memos, e-mails, proposals...not everyone?s a writer, yet every businessperson is expected to write -- a scary prospect for professionals without formal writing training! Fear no more -- you?re only one week away from clearer, more confident writing. This unique course includes one  more...

Brilliant Business Writing and Communication This course helps business professionals write with confidence and precision while learning the principles of effective communication with their own writing coach. What does a business letter say about your company? What does a memo say about you? Countless business professionals are not trained writers, yet they`re expected to write every day, producing letters, proposals, and e-mail messages  more...

Achieving Successful Copywriting Results in Four Weeks Apply proven techniques and methods to any business writing situation. Designed specifically for beginners or more advanced writers seeking training in the art and craft of copywriting. The course focuses on the formula used to create successful copy. Every aspect of this formula will be explained. Examples will be shown. In addition to regular course material, there will also be assignments  more...

Learn How To Write Effective Persuasive Written Communication Perfect short course for those seeking to persuasively communicate with their audience through written communication. The main objective of this course is to equip you with a proven method and persuasive writing technique. This course is designed specifically for anyone who wants to get the "target audience" to take action or shift their opinion or point of view. Since no one can be expected to  more...

Chart Your Course to Emotional Intelligence To improve students ™ competence in emotional intelligence capabilities. This course is designed to put students in charge of their learning process by identifying which emotional competencies they need to practice, and allows them to choose developmental activities which are best suited to their personal situation. Through fostering students? desire to engage in the process of self  more...

Better Public Speaking- A Low Stress Approach The course leads you to use proven methods in becoming a more effective verbal communicator. It is comparable to 3-credit, 8- week courses costing $700. Surveys demonstrate that a majority of people would rather face the issue of death than speaking in public! Other surveys in business management note that 80% of all business communication is verbal. We are then, judged to a great extent on how  more...

Write for Business-Proofreader`s Guide-eBook The Proofreader`s Guide is a handy, quick reference guide containing all the information you need to accurately proofread your documents. The Proofreader`s Guide is a handy, quick reference guide containing all the information you need to accurately proofread your documents. This easy-to-search eBook covers punctuation, capitalization, spelling, usage, grammar, and more. The concise explanations,  more...

Professional Writing Skills at a Glance This course covers the following three major areas of professionals writing skills. Welcome to Professional Writing Skills at a Glance This course covers the following three major areas of professionals writing skills:Introduction to Communication: An overview of communication skills provides a starting point for the course. A checklist will reveal both your writing strengths and weaknesses so  more...

Building with the Basics: Grammar and Punctuation Used correctly, good grammar and proper punctuation are rarely noticed but, when misused, cause document disasters. Welcome to Building with the Basics: Grammar and Punctuation Used correctly, good grammar and proper punctuation are rarely noticed but, when misused, cause document disasters. Based on a building analogy that anyone can relate to, this workshop is designed with many opportunities  more...

ESL for Business - E-mail Communication In this instructor-led course, students will work on improving their written English skills through doing self-test grammar exercises and writing practice e-mails aimed toward a particular audience (peers, customers, and management). Instructor feedback on written assignments will guide students in improving their skills. Full Description Many times in business, your written words are your  more...

ESL for Business - Letters and Memos In this instructor-led course, students will work on improving their written English skills through doing self-test grammar exercises and writing practice letters and memos aimed toward a particular audience (customers and peers). Instructor feedback on written assignments will guide students in improving their skills. Full Description Many times in business, your written words are your "calling  more...

ESL for Business - Special Documents In this instructor-led course, students will work on improving their written English skills through dong self-test grammar exercises and working on documents they use every day in their job. Instructor feedback on written assignments will guide students in improving their skills. Full Description Many times in business, your written words are your "calling card" to customers, vendors, and even  more...

Introduction to Writing Speeches and Presentations This course focuses on how to write speeches and presentations Designed for people who want to develop skills in preparing speeches and presentations, this course covers the three basic types of speeches (Narrative, Informative, and Persuasive) and how to write them. Coursework focuses on the anatomy of a speech, the three basic types of speeches and the elements that go into making each one  more...

Listening Skills for the Workplace This short course is designed to increase your knowledge of, and consider your attitude toward, listening to other people in everyday life. It includes a detailed assessment, discussion of why people filter and block communication. Listening Skills for the Workplace There is an expanding awareness in business of the value of good listening skills. To ignore this important tool in today`s  more...

Speak Smart: - Oral Grammar Grammar glitches, ranging from glaring to subtle, cause a speaker to sound uneducated because listeners generalize an overall lack of knowledge when hearing such mistakes. Welcome to Speak Smart: - Oral Grammar Grammar glitches, ranging from glaring to subtle, cause a speaker to sound uneducated because listeners generalize an overall lack of knowledge when hearing such mistakes. This program  more...

Taking the Grr Out of Grammar Grammar and punctuation rules are tools to help you communicate more clearly. You will enjoy learning and working with practical rules that relate to typical business writing. Taking the ?Grr? Out of Grammar Grammar and punctuation rules are tools to help you communicate more clearly. You will enjoy learning and working with practical rules that relate to typical business writing. Some topics  more...

The Art of Active Listening Why do we like talking to some people more than others? Because they are good listeners. If someone is a good listener we not only like them more, we think they understand us and our business. We all understand the basics of good listening. Good listening, in part, is just being courteous. However, it is requires more than just being quiet and paying attention, although those are aspects of being  more...

Write for Business with Companion CD Write for Business, an award-winning business writing and communication handbook for professionals in every business field, helps promote effective written and oral communication skills. *Shipping and handling outside the continental United States (Alaska, Hawaii) is extra. For more information contact * Write for Business, an award-winning business writing and communication resource for  more...

Writing for Business Professionals This course is designed to give you an understanding of the writing environment and in particular the business writing environment. This course will teach you what to cover in your writing and how to outline to produce a better document. The course will also cover how to get the readers attention as well as how to build professionalism into your business writing skills. User is given 1 year  more...

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Series This series replaces course 3462 and 3463. It is developed to educate managers and non-managers about the causes and effects of sexual harassment in the work environment. It looks at the elements that define behavior as harassment, methods that can be used to prevent it from occurring, as well as ways to deal with the situation if it happens. As of 8/17/07, this course complies with the following  more...

Learn Grammar the Easy Way (Part 1) Designed for people who want to improve their writing by brushing up on the basics of grammar This course is designed for people who want to get a better feel for grammar so that they can strengthen their writing skills. Many times before a person has met you face-to-face, they?ve met you through your words. You may have sent in a cover letter and resume for a job. You may have written a memo  more...

Learn Grammar the Easy Way (Part 2) A continuation of Learn Grammar the Easy Way , this course concentrates common errors in word usage Do you know which sentence in each pair below is correct? The fireworks against the black sky made a dramatic affect. The fireworks against the black sky made a dramatic effect. Neither Bob nor Tom was ready for the test. Neither Bob nor Tom were ready for the test. Its cold. It?s cold. Casey  more...

Excellent English: A Writing Review - Part I, 2, 3 Bundle Purchase our top 3 English Writing Courses at a bundled discount price.  more...

Valuing Diversity in the Workplace In today ™s increasingly diverse workplace, recognizing and valuing diversity has never been more important for an organization ™s success. The differences and similarities that we experience. The key to valuing differences is to be appropriate about recognizing them so that they don ™t hold us back from performing at the highest level possible. In this course, you will learn  more...

Effective Communication in the Workplace This course gives an overview of verbal and nonverbal communication at work. You will learn about how communication works, how it can break down, and how you can improve the likelihood that you can be more effective in your interactions at work. A key aspect of this course is the use of interactive exercises that involve learning more about active listening and explaining yourself effectively at  more...

Mastering Presentation Skills for the Workplace Public speaking is a frightening task to many people, but it's also a crucial tool in career success. This course explains how proper preparation can help you deliver a more effective presentation, how to best structure message content to accomplish a presentation goal,provides tips and tools for improving your delivery skills for presentations, and shows you how to design a dynamic PowerPoint  more...

Conquering Conflict through Communication How many times have you said nothing because it was "good for the team" or got angry before thinking over the situation? These examples illustrate how important communication is in the workplace. Communication is more than what you say. It's what you don't say, how you listen to others, and how you listen to what you say. At the end of this course, you'll have the skills you need to listen  more...

Workplace Communication Skills Poor communication is often blamed for discord, errors, and misunderstandings in the workplace. In fact, and more correctly, poor communication of intent causes these problems. They occur when people are unwilling to say exactly what they mean, or what they want. They also occur when there is a reluctance or an inability to get clarification of another person's intent. These situations can be  more...

Effective Workplace Relationships The skills related to communication, getting along with others, and resolving interpersonal problems in the workplace will draw from your experience outside of the workplace.  more...

Negotiation Skills You negotiate and persuade every day, just by living and working with people. Preparation, confidence and persuasion are skills that will help you to obtain as much as is reasonably possible. In this course you will learn how you can be more influential and persuasive when you negotiate, without resorting to bullying, manipulation or misuse of authority. This course provides in depth training in  more...