Powerful Proofreading Skills: Tips, Techniques & Tactics

Section I: Proofreading For Error-Free Copy

·        What is proofreading?

·        Setting the stage

·        Getting started

·        Achieving error-free documents

·        Proofreading numbers and names

·        Incorporating proofreaders’ marks

·        How to give proofreading feedback to others

Section II: Proofreading For Accuracy

·        Know your grammar terms

·        Proofreading for grammatical errors

·        Proofreading for punctuation errors

·        Proofreading for spelling errors

·        Proofreading for usage errors

·        Proofreading for capitalization errors

·        Proofreading for number errors

Section III: Summary

·        Proofreader’s post test

·        Create your own proofreader’s library

Section IV: Exercise Answers

·        Recommended reading