Question

ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENT

Relevant Concepts

•   Routine messages
•   Announcement messages
•   Sentence structure
•   Verb tense
•   Punctuation
•   Number usage
•   Professional tone
•   Understanding your audience

The following routine message announces required training for all employees as part of achieving an organizational goal. The week-long training will take place in October and will require completing some activities prior to the workshop. This message does not employ a professional tone and is unclear. Additionally, the message contains several verb errors (tense and passive voice), number usage errors, grammatical errors, spelling errors, and style errors. FIND THE ERRORS!!

To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Diversity & Inclusion Training

Good afternoon:

CoB Associates will hold ten half day Cultural Intelligence workshops the week of October 12. As you know, strategic priority is diversity at CoB Associates, and this workshop is an important next step in addressing this strategic priority. The strategic priority components are.

1.   Improving all areas of diversity in the organisation encluding leadership, associates, and interns.
2.   Identifying ways for improvement gender and ethnic diversity throughout the organization.
3.   Develop a culture that welcomes diversity and tolerance.

After much research, CoB Associates joined with the Cultural Intelligence Center to collaborate in bringing diversity and tolerance a focal point to all members of our organization. The workshop is the next step in building a culture and awareness of all types of diversity. All workshops will take place in HRTR. Please review the list below for your assigned date and time (scheduled by department):

October 12, 8:00-12:00 Human Resources; 1:00-5:00 C Suite

October 13, 8:00-12:00 Accounting; 1:00-5:00 Design

October 14, 8:00-12:00 Sales, 1:00-5:00 Communications

October 15, 8:00-12:00 Consulting; 1:00-5:00 Support

October 16, 8:00-12:00 IT; 1:00-5:00 Makeup session

Watch for communications with detailed specifics to your assigned workshop day and time. This email will contain important instructions for completing required activities prior to the workshop. The Director of CoB Associates wants members of our organization too join in collaboration with the Cultural Intelligence Center.

Thank you for being a key part in CoB Associates achieving this strategic priority.

Kind regards,
Kate

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Kate C. Grace, HR Director
CoB Consulting Group
Office: 740-555-5551 | Cell: 740-555-5554

FIND THE ERRORS!!

Answer 1

CoB Associates will hold ten half-day Cultural Intelligence workshops the week of October 12. As you know, strategic priority is diversity at CoB Associates, and this workshop is an important step to address strategic priority. The strategic priority includes:
1. Improving all areas of diversity in the organisation which including leadership, associates, and interns.
2. Identify a way of improving gender and ethnic diversity
3. Develop a culture that welcomes diversity and tolerance.

After much research, CoB Associates joined with the Cultural Intelligence Center to bring up diversity and tolerance as a focal point. The workshop is the next step in building a culture and awareness of all types of diversity. All workshops will take place in HRTR. Please review the list below for your assigned date and time (scheduled by department):

Date	Time	Workshop Topics	Time	Workshop Topics
October 12	8:00-12:00	Human Resources	1:00-5:00	C Suite
October 13	8:00-12:00	Accounting	1:00-5:00	Design
October 14	8:00-12:00	Sales	1:00-5:00	Communications
October 15	8:00-12:00	Consulting	1:00-5:00	Support
October 16	8:00-12:00	IT;	1:00-5:00	Makeup session

Watch for communications with detailed specifics to your assigned workshop date and time. This email will contain important instructions for completing the required activities before the workshop. The Director of CoB Associates looks forward to each member to join in collaboration with the Cultural Intelligence Center.

Thank you for being part in CoB Associates achieving this strategic priority.