Grammar, punctuation and usage can throw us curve balls. We find ourselves standing at home plate, worried whether or not a sentence needs a colon, a semicolon or a comma. In this workshop, we’ll uncover the places writing mistakes usually hide as well as common grammar errors that can be a challenge, so you'll have the confidence you need to hit a home run!

While it’s impossible to cover an entire grammar and proofreading course into two hours, we’ll equip you with tools, tips and techniques you can use right away in all your writing. Plus, we'll have fun playing Grammar Baseball together!

Registration closes 10/03 at 5:00pm.

Walk-ins not accepted.

Registration is non-refundable.

SMPS-OC will not be recording this event.

Your instructor

Judy Straalsund
Freedom Finder
Graceworks

Judy Straalsund, Freedom Finder with Graceworks, has served firms ranging from HOK and Skanska to Hewlett Packard and the Portable Sanitation Association (i.e., the “Porta-Potty” folks) for more than 20 years. Providing creative solutions for a variety of programs, Judy is a dynamic combination of experienced presentation coach, corporate trainer, artistic director, and mountaineering guide. She’s a born leader who helps people achieve their best.  Based in Portland, Oregon, Judy also heads up our Gracewriting® Division. A published author and playwright, Judy is a master storyteller who also provides copyediting and quality assurance services for firms like Kodak, Nike and Intel. To top it off, she’s a trained practitioner of Whole Brain® Thinking and would love to talk with you about writing proposals with your whole brain!

Judy is geeky about everything from prepositions and punctuation to persuasive writing and corporate presentations.

She’d love to help you find your inner geek too!

Domain

• Domain 4: SOQs/Proposals

CEUS

• • 2 CEUs