Current spelling with DIN 5008

Use safely - convince without mistakes!

This training is held in German.
Small mistakes in your letters or emails often have a big impact. With error-free and DIN-compliant correspondence, you can contribute to the positive image of your company. The challenge for all writers is to keep up to date and integrate current trends. In this training , you will learn which new regulations of DIN 5008 currently apply, e.g. how the gender issue is resolved or which new requirements you need to observe for emails and minutes. You will review and consolidate the most important spelling rules, practise using examples from your correspondence practice and find out how you can safeguard yourself in cases of doubt.

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.

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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."

Melanie Sippl
Stadtwerke Georgsmarienhütte GmbH

Seminar evaluation for "Current spelling with DIN 5008"

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