Practical Proofreading
Tuesday, December 7, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Capital Hill Hotel & Suites, Mackenzie Room, 88 Albert St., Ottawa
Instructor: Elizabeth Macfie
You can’t afford embarrassing errors in your documents, and you know that a computer spell check isn’t sufficient. What’s more, production time is short. But you can develop strong proofreading skills to help you through any publication project. This seminar demonstrates tactics for efficiently and effectively catching and eliminating errors (both textual and visual) on screen, on paper, or in Web documents—with or without a previous version for comparison.
Learn to estimate how much time is needed for proofreading, to concentrate as you work, and to keep track of versions of a document. Discover where errors are likely to lurk. Find out the top 10 things to check before going to print. We’ll also discuss how to handle bilingual documents. In this learn-by-doing seminar, you’ll get hands-on experience proofreading a variety of materials, including complex designs and non-text material such as tables and figures.
Elizabeth Macfie has been a freelance proofreader and editor since 1997. After working as a coordinator of provincial park visitor services and then as a manager of adult education, she has chosen a career clarifying written communication. Her clients include federal government departments and agencies, book publishers, research organizations, communication companies, a university publications service, and an advertising agency. Elizabeth is an EAC-certified Proofreader and Copy Editor, a past chair of EAC’s National Capital Region branch, and past president of the Indexing Society of Canada.
Registration closes November 30, 2010, at 4 p.m.
Registration fees (HST inclusive): EAC members: $215; non-members: $290
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