Business Writing Fundamentals Workshop

This workshop explains how business writers create successful materials and provides a process for planning and writing documents that gets results. Learn how to:

- Determine content before writing.
- Focus on reader benefits.
- Write more easily and confidently.
- Apply journalistic solutions to business writing problems.
- Revise for clarity and understanding.
- Identify and correct wordiness.

DATE: Friday, October 16, 2009 -1:00 to 4:30 PM

LOCATION: 505 West Olive Avenue, Building 500, Suite 510, Sunnyvale CA 94086
Cost: $75 per person

INSTRUCTOR: Patricia Haddock

TO REGISTER OR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
CALL: 650-949-7797 OR
EMAIL: profwd@fhda.edu

WORKSHOP PAYMENT OPTIONS:
CREDIT CARD (VISA/MASTERCARD/DISCOVER)
PURCHASE ORDER
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Editing vs. proofreading

Editing and proofreading are part of the revision process. While they require careful reading of a document, each focuses on different aspects of the document.

Editing guarantees that a document is logical. It corrects structural and organizational problems. The length of the document may change.

Items corrected in editing:
· wordiness and ambiguity
· unnecessary and/or awkward sentences, paragraphs, or pages
· inappropriate or poor word choice
· faulty organization
· passive voice
· tone

Proofreading guarantees that a documet is correct. The length of the manuscript will not change. Proofreading is the last step before printing or sending a document.

Items corrected in proofreading:
· spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors
· typing and format errors
· redundancy
· inconsistencies in names, times, or places
· other inaccuracies