Can't make it up....
This is the actual text of an actual email we received at the office, inviting us to attend a conference on "grammatical competency."
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Achieving Grammatical Competence in
Professional & Business Communication
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28 & 29 November 2007 (Wednesday & Thursday)
9.30am - 5.00pm, Grand Hyatt Singapore
Having a good command of grammar is essential in order to
communicate clearly and accurately. To communicate effectively
in the course of conducting our business or professional work,
we need to have grammatical competence. Having grammatical
competence also helps us to convey a professional image of
ourselves and of the organizations we represent.
This two-day seminar has been specially developed for
executives to achieve greater grammatical competence in their
business communication. It gives an understanding of the key
areas of English grammar which are essential for effective
communication in today's business world. This seminar has been
designed to improve our ability to express ourselves correctly
and appropriately in a range of professional tasks such as
report writing, making presentations, conducting meetings and
negotiations. It also provides practical guidelines for writing
clear and effective sentences as well as strategies and
resources for improving the use of English grammar that can add
"power" and "strength" to our communication.
If you would like to attain and advance with greater grammatical
competence in your professional and business communication,
this is a seminar you should not miss. Register today for
the seminar by completing the form below and returning it to us.
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This seminar aims to:
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* Extend participants' understanding of key areas of
grammar which are most frequently used in business
and professional communication.
* Improve participants' ability to express themselves
correctly and appropriately in a range of professional
tasks such as report writing, making presentations,
conducting meetings and negotiations.
* Develop participants' ability to edit their own writing
for errors in grammar and usage.
* Provide participants with guidelines for writing clear
and effective sentences and for avoiding common
sentence errors.
* Introduce participants to strategies and resources for
improving their command of English grammar.
Who Should Attend
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Directors, executives, managers, office/HR administrators,
sales/marketing people and professionals (accountants,
auditors, lawyers, engineers, architects etc.) whose work
requires them to communicate accurately, clearly and
appropriately in English.
Your Speaker -Dr Carmel Heah
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-PhD (Applied Linguistics), MA, DipED, BA
Dr Carmel Heah holds a PhD in applied linguistics. She is
also an assistant professor in communication skills at an
established university. Dr Heah has previously taught
business writing and professional communication skills at
colleges and universities. She has over 15 years' experience
in developing communication training programmes for
various professions. She is the author of several English
language textbooks and the widely used grammar book
entitled "Common Errors in English".
REGISTER NOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SEMINAR
BY FILLING IN YOUR DETAILS BELOW
********
=====================================
Achieving Grammatical Competence in
Professional & Business Communication
=====================================
28 & 29 November 2007 (Wednesday & Thursday)
9.30am - 5.00pm, Grand Hyatt Singapore
Having a good command of grammar is essential in order to
communicate clearly and accurately. To communicate effectively
in the course of conducting our business or professional work,
we need to have grammatical competence. Having grammatical
competence also helps us to convey a professional image of
ourselves and of the organizations we represent.
This two-day seminar has been specially developed for
executives to achieve greater grammatical competence in their
business communication. It gives an understanding of the key
areas of English grammar which are essential for effective
communication in today's business world. This seminar has been
designed to improve our ability to express ourselves correctly
and appropriately in a range of professional tasks such as
report writing, making presentations, conducting meetings and
negotiations. It also provides practical guidelines for writing
clear and effective sentences as well as strategies and
resources for improving the use of English grammar that can add
"power" and "strength" to our communication.
If you would like to attain and advance with greater grammatical
competence in your professional and business communication,
this is a seminar you should not miss. Register today for
the seminar by completing the form below and returning it to us.
--------------------
This seminar aims to:
--------------------
* Extend participants' understanding of key areas of
grammar which are most frequently used in business
and professional communication.
* Improve participants' ability to express themselves
correctly and appropriately in a range of professional
tasks such as report writing, making presentations,
conducting meetings and negotiations.
* Develop participants' ability to edit their own writing
for errors in grammar and usage.
* Provide participants with guidelines for writing clear
and effective sentences and for avoiding common
sentence errors.
* Introduce participants to strategies and resources for
improving their command of English grammar.
Who Should Attend
-----------------
Directors, executives, managers, office/HR administrators,
sales/marketing people and professionals (accountants,
auditors, lawyers, engineers, architects etc.) whose work
requires them to communicate accurately, clearly and
appropriately in English.
Your Speaker -Dr Carmel Heah
----------------------------
-PhD (Applied Linguistics), MA, DipED, BA
Dr Carmel Heah holds a PhD in applied linguistics. She is
also an assistant professor in communication skills at an
established university. Dr Heah has previously taught
business writing and professional communication skills at
colleges and universities. She has over 15 years' experience
in developing communication training programmes for
various professions. She is the author of several English
language textbooks and the widely used grammar book
entitled "Common Errors in English".
REGISTER NOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SEMINAR
BY FILLING IN YOUR DETAILS BELOW
********