diff --git a/bk000-preface.xml b/bk000-preface.xml
index 5a3348fe..43918d24 100644
--- a/bk000-preface.xml
+++ b/bk000-preface.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <title>OpenStack Training Guides Are Under Construction</title>
         <para>We need your help! This is a community driven project to provide the user group community
         access to OpenStack training materials. We cannot make this work without your help.</para>
-        <para>There are few ways to get involved. The easiest way is to use the training guides. Look at
+        <para>There are a few ways to get involved. The easiest way is to use the training guides. Look at
         the end of each section and you will see the Submit a Bug link. When you find something that can
         be improved or fixed, submit a bug by clicking on the link.</para>
         <para>If you want to get involved with the effort around OpenStack community training, read on,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
           <listitem>
             <formalpara><title>Attending a user group using the training materials</title>
               <para>The OpenStack community training started at the SFBay OpenStack User Group. More
-                information this user group and others using the training guides on the <link
+                information on this user group and others using the training guides on the <link
                   xlink:href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OpenStackUserGroups">OpenStack User Groups
                   page</link>.</para>
               </formalpara>
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
             </listitem>
           <listitem>
               <formalpara>
-                <title>Helping to create the training pages</title>
+                <title>Help create the training pages</title>
               <para>
                   <itemizedlist>
                     <listitem>
                       <para>We are currently working on creating the Associate Training Guide. It is the
                         first of four training guides. We are using the Install Guide, Administration
                         Guides, Developer Documentation, and Aptira supplied content as the sources for
-                        most of the Associate Training Guide. The basic idea is we use XML include
+                        most of the Associate Training Guide. The basic idea is that we use XML include
                         statements to actually use the source content to create new pages. We aim to use
                         as much of the material as possible from existing documentation. By doing this
                         we reuse and improve the existing docs. The topics in the Associate Training
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                         to go, you can assign some work to yourself. Go to the <link
                           xlink:href="https://trello.com/board/openstack-training/51d6e5fee37248fd5b003de9"
                           >Training Trello/KanBan storyboard</link> and assign a card / user story from
-                        the Sprint Backlog to yourself. If you don't have a Trello account, no problem,
+                        the Sprint Backlog to yourself. If you do not have a Trello account, no problem,
                         just create one. Email seanrob@yahoo-inc.com and you will have access.</para>
                     </listitem>
                     <listitem>