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Improving Your Proofreading and Editing Skills
Members £370 + VAT Non-members £520 + VAT
Intermediate
Summary
This session will help you recognise what makes good writing good, so you can correct bad writing more easily. You'll be able to explain to others why you've made the changes you've made; you'll feel more confi dent challenging other people's mistakes; and you'll learn the common grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors so you can watch out for them.
Trainer: Lorraine Forrest-Turner
How attendees will benefit
You’ll recognise what makes good writing good so you can correct bad writing more easily.
You’ll be able to explain to others why you’ve made the changes you’ve made.
You’ll feel more confident challenging other people’s mistakes.
And you’ll learn the common grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors so you can watch out for them.
Who should attend
The course is for anyone who edits and/or proofreads their own and/or other people’s writing. It’s particularly suitable for people who edit newsletters, magazines, web copy, press releases and proposals.
What attendees will learn
The differences between editing and proofreading
The role of structure and message in writing good copy
How to cut copy and make the message stronger
Replacing empty words and clichés with useful words and sincerity
Why verbs are more important than adjectives • Common grammatical errors and how to prevent them
The skills required to be an effective proof reader
The importance of style guides
Delegate instructions
Delegates should bring with them an early draft that requires editing and/or proofreading.