This study guide for a workshop course in effective writing is designed to help everyone involved in the process of business writing--managers, supervisors, and professional employees--agree on standards to be used in writing and reviewing; and to increase their confidence and skill in generating documents that meet those standards. Unit 1…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in the use of commas, dashes, and parentheses. Included are terminal and specific objectives, punctuation rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes…

Ten lessons (designed to be covered in 10 sessions of three hours each) are included in this teacher's guide to a review course for students who know either Pitman, Gregg, or machine shorthand, or some other system. (Upon completion of the course the student is expected to possess improved skills and knowledge in stenography as well as in…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet provides the business and office student instruction in word division. Included are terminal and specific objectives, word division rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes the manual. (Test answers…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication and proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in the use of periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and semicolons. Included are terminal and specific objectives, punctuation rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in the use of numbers in written communication. Included are terminal and specific objectives, usage rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes the…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in proofreading for errors in written communication. Included are terminal and specific objectives, a list of the commonly used proofreading marks and related instructions, and tasks for practice. A test over…

This language arts minicourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline for a course on technical and business writing. The guide includes a list of five course objectives; an outline of the sequence of instruction in the course; a description of the content, concepts, and writing exercises covered by the…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in subject-verb agreement. Included are terminal and specific objectives, related grammar rules and definitions, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes the manual. (Test…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in capitalization. Included are terminal and specific objectives, capitalization rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes the manual. (Test…

This course guide for business English and communication, divided into eight sections, focuses on the primary objective of the course: to develop the student's ability to communicate effectively in business. Section one is a guide to understanding communication in everyday life and oral and written communication in business. Section two outlines…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for office education students provides instruction in spelling. Included are terminal and specific objectives, spelling rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes the manual. (Test answers are included…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in the use of apostrophes, quotes, italics, hyphens, brackets, ellipsis dots, leader dots, bullets, superscripts, and subscripts. Included are terminal and specific objectives, punctuation rules and related…

The course is designed to provide students with the skill and knowledge needed to compose effective business reports, including format of a report, informal and formal reports, minutes of meetings, agendas, itineraries, new releases, and advertising copy. Prerequisites include Business Grammar in Good Taste, Spell It Right, and Typing Business…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in the use of plurals and possessives. Included are terminal and specific objectives, grammar rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes the manual.…