How to Find & Correct Writing Errors: The Proofreading Guide (Udemy.com)

Identify and Remove Embarrassing Mistakes from Documents

Created by: Duncan Koerber

Produced in 2021

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What you will learn

  • See and remove embarrassing typos and spelling errors
  • Find errors in design and graphics
  • Use lists and guides to ensure proofreading consistency
  • Work comfortably with professional proofreading symbols

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Overall Score : 88 / 100

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Course Description

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8% rating all timeTaught by a university professor with 10 years of experience in newspaper and magazine writing and editingWhat students say..."It was easy to follow and very informative." Derick Young, Udemy Student"It was very informative and helpful." Renee Garcia, Udemy Student"Great information on subtle things to look for when proofreading." Bonny Napolitano, Udemy Student"Everything's very clearly laid out and informative." Natalie Artemas-Polak, Udemy Student"Concise, well-written and narrated." David Parlier, Udemy Student"I learned loads of practical tips. Thanks!" Natalie Psaila, Udemy Student"The course was well organized. It covered a lot of important points. I learned a lot." Theodora Aina, Udemy StudentDid that spelling mistake in your cover letter cost you the job interview?
Did you annoy a client by misspelling her name?
Have you edited and read over your writing 10 times but still worry that errors remain?
Don't fail at proofreading.
Proofreading is not copy editing.
Copy editing is about significant changes to sentences and paragraphs.
But writers often forget the importance of proofreading.
How to Find & Correct Writing Errors: The Proofreading Guideis for writers and editors of any genre who arelooking to develop their proofreading skills and prevent embarrassing errors in written documents.
The proofreading stage is the last chance to catch errors before colleagues, publishers, application committees, and the general public read your writing. Effective proofreading is about polishing your documents to impress readers with pristine prose and design.
Yet proofreading does notget enough attention as its often rushed or avoided altogether.
The Ultimate Guide to Proofreading is the firstcomprehensive Udemy course on the subject. First, Iexplainhow to developthe right mindset to catch errors. I then show where most errors lurk. I examine the most common errors in words, punctuation, and design. I additionally provide unique techniques for making your proofreading work easier and more effective. These tips come from my 20+-year career in editing and proofreading jobs. I've edited thousands and thousands of written documents and I use these techniques every day.
Enrol now to learn tested tips for getting those annoying errors out of your documents and the documents of clients and colleagues.
Who this course is for:
Anyone who wants to find and remove writing errors from documentsProfessional freelance editors who want to enhance their proofreading skills

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Instructor Details

Duncan Koerber

Dr. Duncan Koerber has taught writing and communications courses for the past 12years at eight Canadian universities to thousands of students.

Oxford University Press recently published his writing textbook,Clear, Precise, Direct: Strategies for Writing(2015). Available on Amazon, the book considers the seven most common errors (interfering factors) in writing and how to improve them (enhancing factors). His second book,Crisis Communication in Canada, is now out on Amazon from University of Toronto Press.
Currently a professor at Brock University in Ontario, Canada,Duncan Koerber worked for nearly 10 years in reporting and editing roles for the London Free Press, the Mississauga News, and the University of Toronto Medium. He has freelanced for magazines and newspapers, including the Toronto Star.
Duncan Koerber has been a successful freelance editor, earning a 95%success rating on Upwork.

Duncan Koerber has a bachelor of arts degree in English, Professional Writing, and Political Science from the University of Toronto (2001), a master of arts degree in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario (2003), and a Ph.D. in Communication and Culture from York University and Ryerson University (2009).

His academic writing, which focuses on media and journalism history, writing pedagogy, and public relations crisis communication, has been published in the Canadian Journal of Communication

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By Rachel Barron on 11/22/2020

This was a well paced class with lots of good information! Highly recommend this course.

By Lauren Davie on 11/15/2020

So far great!

By Elizabeth Vesper on 11/1/2020

The beginning of the course goes over a lot of stuff I already knew or thought was common sense, but it goes over a lot of information and things I wouldn't have necessarily thought to check!

By Linda Smith on 10/15/2020

Good overview of things to look for when proofreading.

By Lynn Osband on 10/9/2020

So far so good.

By Laura Allen on 10/6/2020

good validation and refresher on what I already know plus new ideas on approach

By Eric Jackson on 9/26/2020

This is my first time learning about Proofreading. Honestly, it's a learning curve. Learning the basics, what to do right or wrong, what supplies to have. It's a challenge for anyone who wants to become a proofreader/copyeditor.

By Doris-Chinn Reese on 9/23/2020

Great match!

By Thuliswa Nkomo on 9/20/2020

it was awesome

By Juan Canache on 9/11/2020

Duncan gives the nuts and bolts of proofreading. His lectures are to the point and easy to digest. The only issue I found was the long proofreading exercise that could have been broken into smaller parts to do throughout the course.

By Amy Armstrong on 9/8/2020

This is a good match for me; it's easy to follow, the pace of the lecturer is just right and everything is easy to follow and understand.

By Sagarika Prasad on 8/23/2020

excellent course