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Proofreading for Publishers

Course outline

This practical proofreading course will teach publishing staff the fundamentals of proofreading, including how and why it differs from editing, how to mark up proofs correctly and how to stay within budget. It will be useful both to editorial staff who proofread as part of their job and to those who work with freelance proofreaders.

Note: This course is not intended for those planning to become a freelance proofreader – instead, we offer a proofreading course by distance learning for this purpose.

Programme

• Defining proofreading
• Differences between proofreading and editing
• The publishing team
• Some proofreading terms and definitions
• Using proof correction symbols
• Standard methods of marking up proofs
• Making layout changes
• Using punctuation
• Some common grammatical problems
• Marking up different types of proof
• A systematic approach
• Using the style guide
• Proofreading within budget
• Dealing with sign-offs
• Towards a proofreading brief

Make your provisional booking using the form below. Once we receive your booking, we will be in touch with details of how to proceed.

Provisionally book by completing the following form (compulsory fields are marked with a *):

Proofreading for Publishers

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