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Proofreading for Editors

Dates:

A one-day course

14 September 2015
23 November 2015

Venue:

DV West One – Portland Place, London W1B 1PR

Courses scheduled to start at 9.30am prompt and end at approximately 5pm.

Price:

£425+VAT

A number of discounts are available

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Basic Proofreading

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

proofread a range of documents confidently
utilise the BSI proof marks
demonstrate an understanding of the terms used
identify and evaluate the costs involved in the proofreading process.

This course contributes to PUB 20 of the Book & Journal Publishing National Occupational Standards.

Who will benefit from this course?

Anyone working in book and journal publishing wishing to develop and improve their proofreading skills and learn a more formalised approach to proofreading.

Programme

Functions of a proofreader
Methods of working
Analysis of your pre-course exercises
Commonly used terms: ens, ems, points, picas
Proof collation
Final discussion and queries.

Your Tutors

Rosemary Roberts has worked in-house as a copy-editor and editorial manager for academic, reference and trade publishers, including Oxford University Press and Thames & Hudson. She was the chief copy-editor for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, responsible for all the editing and proofreading work done by freelancers. Now working as a freelancer herself, she teaches editorial skills for the PTC, the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) and a number of corporate clients.

Gillian Clarke has been a freelance proofreader and editor since 1975. A founder member and honorary member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), she was also responsible for setting up its training programme. Gillian is the senior author of the PTC’s popular Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning.

Note that most of our short courses can also be run as In-Company events.

Dates: 14 September 2015, 23 November 2015
Duration: A one-day course
Price: £425+VAT
A number of discounts are available

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