Proof Reading
Course Type
Private
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| This outline is available as a private course. Please contact us to arrange this course at a venue and date of your choice. |
Private courses can be held at your site or one of our training venues, and can be customised to fit your requirements.
You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.
We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.
Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.
Course Overview
This highly interactive training course delivers the proof reading skills necessary to identify and correct mistakes ensuring that a copy looks and reads professionally. This course will cover how to proof read thoroughly, accurately and competently. Training exercises in spotting mistakes and correcting common errors of punctuation, spelling and grammar will be completed.
Prerequisites
- No previous knowledge is required
Objectives
Course Content
Introduction
Reading on paper and on screen
How to read thoroughly and accurately
Functions of a proof reader
Proof reading and Editing Marks
Danger of grammar and spell checkers
Different types of proof
Commonly used terms
Marks and terminology
Spotting Mistakes
Regularly misspelt word
Spelling and punctuation tips
Keeping a checklist
Cutting and making lines
Reading and correcting page proofs
Dealing with tables and complicated pages
Punctuation
When the rules can be broken
Punctuation in the real world
Punctuation marks defined
Grammar
Changes in current usage
Avoiding common errors
Training Options
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377
What's Included
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
- Comprehensive course manual and exercises
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