Proofreading for Non-Publishers
Dates:
13 April & 16 September 2010 (a one-day course)
Price:
£365+VAT (a number of discounts are available)
Venue:
The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels)
Book course online or phone +44 (0)20 8874 2718 for availability
"I enjoyed the course very much. We had a fantastic tutor who was very knowledgeable."
University of Bristol delegate
An essential one-day introduction to proofreading publications in a business context.
You may not be a ‘publisher’, but your organisation will constantly be creating many and varied documents. And whether it’s newsletters, leaflets, reports, letters, briefing papers, brochures, mailshots, or other material, they all need to be error-free.
This fast-paced course will help you develop vital skills for proofreading all kinds of material. You’ll be shown how to:
- understand the role and importance of the proofreader
- develop basic techniques and avoid common pitfalls
- save time and money
- prevent mistakes.
The day is firmly grounded in the needs of organisations of all kinds, such as large corporations, SMEs, government bodies, charities and academic institutions. The content and practical examples are to the point, and all from a business environment.
Programme
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Why proofread?
- The impact on time, cost and reputation
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Who else is in the team?
- The key differences between editing and proofreading
- Where has the document come from; where is it going next?
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Basic techniques
- Working conditions and methods (space, time, distractions)
- Blind or against copy
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A systematic approach
- Checklists
- Big things and little things (page nos, para nos, headings etc)
- Layout considerations
- Dealing with tables, pictures and graphs
- Check your facts. How important is it that this is correct?
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Some common problems
- Punctuation
- Some grammatical tips
- Tracking changes on screen
- The danger of spellcheckers
- Where to find further information
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Final checks
- Dealing with authors
- The problems of multiple sign-offs
- Introducing new errors
Online training
This course includes online training and support.
Who will benefit from this course?
Staff with an editorial or publications role in companies, SMEs, government departments, charities and other organisations; people with little or no formal training and whose main job may not necessarily be reading proofs.
Your tutor
Melanie McRae works as a freelance Editorial Consultant in publishing. She has experience in working on both printed matter and electronic information. She works closely as part of in-company editorial teams, briefing writers, designers and researchers, and other freelance editors and proofreaders. Melanie is also a qualified secondary school teacher and has experience in marketing. She has worked successfully with both English speakers, and with delegates who do not use English as a first language. She is an experienced writer and trainer. She develops, writes and delivers training packages to a number of (UK) and international clients and runs her own limited company, EDT (Editorial, Design and Training services, Ltd).
We also offer Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning, Proofreading Promotional Material, Proofreading for Editors and Editing Skills for Non-Publishers.
Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in-company events.
Send details of this course to a colleague.
Dates: 13 April & 16 September 2010
Price: £365+VAT (a number of discounts are available).
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