Dates:
15 May (Oxford)/19 May/1 July/28 August (Oxford)/15 September/18 November 2008 (a one-day course)
Price:
£349+VAT (a number of discounts are available)
Venue:
The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels). This course is also occasionally held at the Said Business School in Oxford (see above for Oxford dates - a map will be enclosed with the joining instructions).
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"I found it very useful and thought the tutor was great!"
Taylor & Francis delegate
Become a more accurate proofreader in just one day!
This popular course will give you:
- confidence in proofreading
- familiarity with proofreaders' marks
- an understanding of the terms used
- an appreciation of the costs involved.
Whether you're a beginner or just a little rusty, you'll benefit from Proofreading for Editors. As you work through a series of exercises, your experienced tutor will help you to develop your confidence and improve your skills. You'll gain valuable practical experience as well as guidance on commonly used terms.
Programme
- Functions of a proofreader
- Methods of working
- Analysis of your pre-course exercises
- Commonly used terms: ens, ems, points, picas
- Different types of proof
- Relative costs of corrections
- Final discussion and queries
Online training
This course includes online training and support.
Who will benefit from this course?
The course does not require extensive prior experience. It is useful to anyone wishing to improve their proofreading skills.
Your tutor
Your tutor will be Gillian Clarke or Melanie McRae. Gillian Clarke has worked as a freelance editor since 1975. A founder member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, she was its first Training Co-ordinator and was responsible for setting up its training programme. Gillian continues to teach for SfEP, and is a regular tutor for the Publishing Training Centre. She is also the author of Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning.
Melanie McRae has worked in publishing for over 12 years. Previously a Geography Editor at Maskew Miller Longman (South Africa) and Thomas Nelson and Sons (UK), she is now a freelance Editorial Consultant and runs her own limited company, EDT (Editorial, Design and Training services). She has been Project Manager, Editor and Proofreader on a number of leading educational titles and her clients have included Oxford University Press, Heinemann International, and HarperCollins.
We also offer Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning, Proofreading Promotional Material and Proofreading for Non-Publishers.
Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in company events.
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Dates: 15 May (Oxford)/19 May/1 July/28 August (Oxford)/15 September/18 November 2008
Price: £349+VAT (a number of discounts are available).
Venue: The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels) or the Said Business School in Oxford (a map will be enclosed with the joining instructions).
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