Find and correct writing, design, and graphic errors, enhance your proofreading skills, and work comfortably with professional proofreading symbols.
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Dr. Duncan Koerber has taught writing and communications courses for the past 10 years at six Canadian universities to thousands of students. Oxford University Press recently published his writing textbook, Clear, Precise, Direct: Strategies for Writing (2015). Available on Amazon, the book considers the seven most common errors (interfering factors) in writing and how to improve them (enhancing factors). His second book, Crisis Communication in Canada, is in the revision process for Univers
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About This Course
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to find and remove writing errors from documents
- Professional freelance editors who want to enhance their proofreading skills
What you’ll learn:
- See and remove embarrassing typos and spelling errors
- Find errors in design and graphics
- Use lists and guides to ensure proofreading consistency
- Work comfortably with professional proofreading symbols
Requirements:
- You should have a good command of English
Did that spelling mistake in your cover letter cost you the job interview?
Did you annoy a client by misspelling her name?
Have you edited and read over your writing 10 times but still worry that errors remain?
Don’t fail at proofreading. Proofreading is not copy editing.
Copy editing is about significant changes to sentences and paragraphs.
But writers often forget the importance of proofreading.
The Proofreading Guide is for writers and editors of any genre who are looking to develop their proofreading skills and prevent embarrassing errors in written documents.
The proofreading stage is the last chance to catch errors before colleagues, publishers, application committees, and the general public read your writing. Effective proofreading is about polishing your documents to impress readers with pristine prose and design.
Yet proofreading does not get enough attention as it’s often rushed or avoided altogether.
This is a comprehensive course on the subject. First, I explain how to develop the right mindset to catch errors. I then show where most errors lurk. I examine the most common errors in words, punctuation, and design. I additionally provide unique techniques for making your proofreading work easier and more effective.
These tips come from my 20+-year career in editing and proofreading jobs. I’ve edited thousands and thousands of written documents and I use these techniques every day.
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned correct proofreading ways.
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Course Curriculum
| Section 1 - Introduction | |||
| Welcome From The Instructor | 00:00:00 | ||
| Practice Activity | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 2 - Good Habits | |||
| What Are Good Habits For Proofreading? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Good Habits Tips Before You Start | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 3 - Do These Things When You Proofread | |||
| The Importance Of These Practical Tips | 00:00:00 | ||
| 8 Practical Proofreading Tips | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Proofreading Symbols Professionals Use | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 4 - Issues With Words And Punctuation | |||
| Don’t Forget About The Punctuation! | 00:00:00 | ||
| 9 Tips For Proofreading Words And Punctuation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 5 - Lists And Guides | |||
| Why Lists And Guides Are So Important | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Use Of Lists And Guides In The Proofreading Process | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 6 - Proofreading The Format, Design, Graphics | |||
| An Overview Of Format, Design, Graphics Errors | 00:00:00 | ||
| 6 Tips For Proofreading The Format, Design, Graphics | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 7 - Final Tasks People Forget To Do | |||
| A Quick Word On Final Tasks | 00:00:00 | ||
| Don’t Forget To Do These 5 Final Tasks! | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 8 - You're Not Alone: Getting Help With Proofreading | |||
| Why Getting Help Is So Important | 00:00:00 | ||
| 5 Tips About Getting Help | 00:00:00 | ||
| Practice Activity Answer Key | 00:00:00 | ||
Course Review
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Great class!
This was a great beginner’s class on proofreading. Good tips and tricks.
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