Organizer
The Hatchery
Phone
1300918334Website
https://the-hatchery.co
Essential editing & proofreading skills for the public sector
Perfect your editing & proofreading skills
Have you ever found yourself staring at a document, unsure, wondering whether your edits are truly improving it, or stressing over whether you’ve found every last error?
Editing and proofreading can be challenging. This practical workshop is designed to equip you with the skills and confidence you need.
We’ll tackle usual dilemmas head-on: How do you determine what’s ‘right’? What changes are necessary? How do you ensure the changes match the author’s intent and the reader’s needs? You’ll learn effective techniques for refining others’ writing and also for critically reviewing your own work.
This workshop will give you hands-on practice to develop and sharpen your abilities. By the end, you’ll have the skills to ensure clarity and conciseness and to deliver polished, professional content confidently.
Your event experience
- The support and guidance of an expert
- Walk away with a toolkit of practical resources, frameworks, and tools that you will be able to implement immediately in your role and organisation
- The opportunity to review writing samples and practice skills
- No more guesswork: blend theory and practice to elevate your skillset
In the workshop, you will:
- Learn specific, actionable methods for identifying and correcting errors
- Consider how to start and what to look for when editing and proofreading
- Proofread and edit samples of work
- Practice refining the overall quality of written content
- Address common uncertainties, helping you feel more assured in your editing choices and knowing when you’ve done enough
- Give and receive useful feedback
- Discuss how to use references, resources, and tools
- Critique and improve your own writing
- Identify areas to work on and strategies for doing so
Who will attend
This is a half-day seminar for those who want to improve their editing and proofreading skills.
Attendees, who can be working in any team/department at any level of seniority, will want to learn how to sharpen their existing skills.
*Please note that the content of this course is not introductory or beginner-level. It assumes participants will have some experience with editing and proofreading.