How can you keep up with changes in style, usage, and grammar when most of the answers aren't in any dictionary or major style guide? If the people in your organization make different calls, your publications and Web site will lack the consistency your professional image requires. This class will help you simplify the editorial process by addressing issues such as nouns used as verbs ("E-mail me"), e-jargon and acronyms, and informal usages that seem to break the rules (like vs. such as; more than vs. over). You will modify your present in-house style guide or begin to create one. Topics also include:

• The reason style matters
• The difference between style and grammar
• The way style decisions make a difference to the reader
• Contemporary editorial and style considerations
• Support for your proprietary style
• Editing for consistency

NOTE: Please bring a copy of your in-house style guide or style sheet. Otherwise, bring the reference you use most often.

 Participants receive The Elements of Style. The New Rules of Creating Valuable Content for Today's Readers.

• Magazine Editing I
• Marketing with Social Media
• Resume Writing
• Technical Writing
• Writing for the Web I
• Writing News