Strategic Communications • Public Relations • Employee Communications
The knowledge you need to write with credibility and clarity
Every reputable news story has one thing in common: AP style. To establish credibility with audiences and show leaders that you’re a talented writer, you must be familiar with (and keep up with) the latest grammar and AP rules. Grammar Girl is here to help.
Whether you're working on a pitch, research paper, business agreement, or story, don't let embarrassing writing mistakes hurt your credibility and block your path to success. Grammar Girl herself, Mignon Fogarty, will provide the most up-to-date guidance on building the skills you need to write like a pro during Ragan's Grammar Girl's Beginning and Intermediate Guide to AP Style webinar on demand.
Here are a few things you'll learn:
- The latest updates and additions to the AP Stylebook
- Guidelines for adding numbers to your headlines and body copy
- Recommendations for pronoun usage
- Exceptions to tricky grammar rules
- Proper use of punctuation marks
You'll receive all the presentation slides, access to the on-demand recording of the webinar.
Top reasons to watch this webinar
- You’ll listen to Grammar Girl.
- You’ll receive all the slides.
- You’ll get access for you and your entire team to watch.
- You’ll have access to the recording for 12 months.
PRESENTER
Grammar Girl—Quick and Dirty Tips Podcast Network Mignon Fogarty is quoted on the cover of the AP Stylebook and is the language expert behind The New York Times bestselling "Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing." Her Grammar Girl podcast has been downloaded more than 100 million times, and her Grammar Girl website was recently named one of Writer's Digest 101 Best Sites for Writers. She is also the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network and was a journalism professor at the University of Nevada.
MODERATOR
Director of Conferences—Ragan Communications Previously, she was the editorial director of an e-commerce startup, the founder of the New York-based special-effects event CONstruct, a senior editor at Time Inc. (now Dotdash Meredith) and the editor at Hearst Books. For the last two decades, she edited and written under multiple brands and on various platforms, including trade books, digital media, and newsstand products. In 2014, she founded the print Entertainment Weekly specials program, and produced nearly 100 issues over seven years, where she negotiated access to and interviewed high-profile talent... and spent a lot of her time on cover copy. She has written and edited for Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Cosmopolitan, People, Popular Mechanics, Country Living, the History Channel, LIFE magazine, Time, Veranda, House Beautiful, and many others.
| Rates | |
|---|---|
| Registration | $375 |
| Ragan Insider Registration | $325 |
Phone registrations and group pricing: For group orders please contact our customer service team at 800-878-5331 or cservice@ragan.com
WONDERING IF YOU SHOULD ORDER?
Here’s what past attendees are saying about Ragan and PR Daily Events!
Incredible way to refresh your knowledge and learn new style rules. Highly recommend to all!
Excellent use of my time - great refresher course on some of the basic writing rules that make our materials more professional and in line with what reporters are looking for.
I walked away from this webinar feeling more confident about my writing skills and I truly appreciated the delivery of the content.
The explanations provided by Mignon regarding the decision-making rationale of the AP was both enlightening and helped to provide greater context.
Grammar Girl is so well known and her expertise on AP Style and in presenting it was excellent!
WHO SHOULD WATCH?
You should attend this webinar if you spend at least a quarter of your time in any of these areas:
Public Relations • Corporate Communications • Internal Communications • Executive Communications • HR Communications • Corporate Culture • Employee Engagement • Human Resources
CService@Ragan.com or by calling 800-878-5331.
