Writestyle offers an easy and affordable way to train your entire organization online in Editing, Proofreading, Punctuation, and Grammar Training

Good proofreading skills make a major difference in your written communications, including your Web pages, instantly establishing a first impression, good or bad credibility, and whether or not you'll keep a client. Learn how proofreading and editing differ, and refresh and improve your skills through Writestyle's course of proven proofreading techniques and tips.

Proofreading is one of Writestyle's most-requested services, and Writestyle's pros know a great deal about it. In fact, their clients asked them to develop a course on the subject. People all over the world sign up for and appreciate the course. Writestyle's associates and trainers are highly educated, experienced, and versatile; most are current or former educators and journalists.

Proofreading for Perfection does not require students to purchase books; all information that you need is provided in the course, including a page of proofreading marks, sample proofread and edited pages, a sample style sheet, a list of style guides, and a list of suggested supplemental readings for those who may gain additional confidence from keeping a topnotch reference source at hand. However, instructors would like you to be prepared for the course with two rulers, a red pen or pencil, and a pad of paper.

Proofreading for Perfection
Course Outline

Lesson 1: What Is It?
And what is it not? Proofreading is different from editing.

Lesson 2: The Correct Definition
Editing comes before proofreading in the publications process.

Lesson 3: Stages of Copy
Proofreading is one of the last stages in the process.

Lesson 4: Who Does It?
"Proofreader" may not be your job title, but you may have to do it, anyway.

Lesson 5: The Proofreader's Job
It's a job with valuable contributions, and someone has to do it.

Lesson 6: Dealing with Writers & Editors
Knowing your boundaries and employing diplomacy go a long way in dealing with writers and editors.

Lesson 7: Preparation
When and where to proofread and the tools of the trade.

Lesson 8: Proofreader's Marks
The most commonly used marks: what they mean and how they're formed.

Lesson 9: What To Look For
We proofread for many kinds of errors, more than you may realize.

Lesson 10: Excuse Me...
How to stay on track when coworkers and phone calls interrupt you.

Lesson 11: Proofreading Methods
The most commonly used methods and how they are applied. .

Lesson 12: Seeing the Forest
Sometimes the forest is as important as each individual tree.

Lesson 13: Mistake Stories
Releasing copy before it's ready can cause comprehension difficulties for readers.

Lesson 14: Final Exam
Correct the errors and graduate.

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