Contents
The new DIN 5008
- What special features apply to e-mail correspondence?
- How does gender-neutral writing work?
- New DIN specifications for minutes and presentations.
- Design a clear page layout.
- Prepare the information block in a service-oriented and reader-friendly way.
- Observe the new address field and adhere to the label.
- Compose attachment, signature and signature in a legally correct manner.
- Current spelling standards: Numbers, abbreviations, spelling with short dash ...
Current spelling law
Separate and compound spelling
- Decision criteria and basic rules.
- Development trends.
- Stumbling blocks and open spaces.
Upper and lower case
- Basic principle: A grammatical test procedure.
- Spelling of proper names has been softened.
- Forms of address are a relationship problem.
- Spelling of tenses.
Comma placement
- Optional comma and mandatory coma.
- Comma between sentences.
- Comma in enumerations.
- Comma in trailing explanations.
- Come up with opposites.
Word stem spelling
- The 10 most important changes.
- Dealing with variant spellings.
- Spelling of foreign words.
- Proofreading and research options.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.
Your benefit
You will learn,
- what changes have been made since March 2020 as a result of the update to DIN 5008
- how you can safely apply the current standards.
- how to edit texts professionally and provide information to Employees .
- how you can effectively support your company in the implementation of new standards.
Bring any language problems from your company with you. Your trainer will provide you with a solution.
Methods
Presentation and explanation of the new regulations, correction and decision-making exercises, discussion of problem areas, checklists, research options
Recommended for
Assistance, secretarial and administrative Employees and all Employees for whom written communication is an essential part of their work.
Attendees comments
"I particularly liked the group dynamics, the structure of the day and the fact that the lecturer conveyed the content in an understandable way."

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Start dates and details

Tuesday, 15.07.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 12.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

Tuesday, 09.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 24.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.