Proofreading Promotional Material

Please note: This course has been discontinued, but may still be offered as an In-Company programme tailored to your organisation. Please contact us on 020 8874 2718 if you have any queries in this regard or email John Whitley at john@bookhouse.co.uk.

Spend a day on this course and win a reputation for having the keenest eyes in the company!

You'll learn how to:

use proofreading marks correctly
proofread accurately and consistently
spot mistakes in your own and other people's work
work with different types of material.

If proofreading catalogues, leaflets or ads is just part of a busy job, it's probably something you do in a hurry. But, if you make mistakes, everyone always notices. So take this opportunity to learn the skills you need to be an accurate proofreader.

Programme

Functions of a proofreader
Proof-correcting symbols
Proofreading or copy-editing?
Different types of proof: different issues to cover
Proofreading techniques
Proofreading problems and tips

Online training

This course includes online training and support.

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 for Non-Publishers and Proofreading for Editors.

Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in-company events.

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