Course Overview
A survey in the Uk shows that the total number of skills required for a single job has increased by 10% year-over-year since 2017. Furthermore, one in three skills in an average 2017 job posting are already obsolete. Due to ongoing business disruption and rapidly evolving needs, emerging skills gaps have accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
And to help you bridge that gap, Course Cloud has prepared this comprehensive Proofreading and Editing online course. Proofreading and Editing covers a collection of necessary skills required to help you achieve your goals. In addition, our industry professionals will guide you through the process of establishing a solid foundation in Proofreading and Editing.
The Proofreading and Editing course is broken down into manageable sections, each of which will provide you with a new level of expertise. Our exclusive training in Proofreading and Editing will equip you with the skills required to set yourself up for career success.
The Proofreading and Editing provides internationally accepted certification upon successful completion. This certificate will add value to your resume and let you stand out among your peers. So enrol now and work your way towards becoming a highly sought-after professional at Proofreading and Editing.
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Certification
After successfully completing the course, you will be able to get the UK and internationally accepted certificate to share your achievement with potential employers or include it in your CV. The PDF Certificate + Transcript is available at £6.99 (Special Offer - 50% OFF). In addition, you can get a hard copy of your certificate for £12 (Shipping cost inside the UK is free, and outside the UK is £9.99).
Course Curriculum
| Introduction | |||
| Introduction | 00:02:00 | ||
| In-depth editing or deep editing | 00:01:00 | ||
| Steps Involved in Editing | 00:06:00 | ||
| Proofreading strategies | 00:07:00 | ||
| Content Edit | |||
| Understanding the Context and Scope of Piece | 00:02:00 | ||
| Breaking Up Individual Points | 00:01:00 | ||
| Making Sense of Individual Points | 00:04:00 | ||
| Deleting Irrelevant Points | 00:02:00 | ||
| Eliminating Rambling | 00:01:00 | ||
| Eliminating Repetition | 00:02:00 | ||
| Verifying the “Facts” | 00:01:00 | ||
| Removing Contradicting Statements | 00:02:00 | ||
| Finding and Adding Missing Points | 00:01:00 | ||
| Structure Edit | |||
| Choosing the Angle | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating Categories | 00:05:00 | ||
| Creating a Narrative Structure | 00:04:00 | ||
| Ordering Points within Sections | 00:03:00 | ||
| Creating Narrative Turns | 00:06:00 | ||
| Making the Piece Read Well | 00:01:00 | ||
| Clearing Up the Clutter | 00:01:00 | ||
| Arranging Paragraphs | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating a Jazzy Intro | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating a Snazzy Ending | 00:02:00 | ||
| Making the Narrative more Evocative | 00:01:00 | ||
| Correctly Introducing Every Person and Entity | 00:02:00 | ||
| Referencing | 00:02:00 | ||
| Presentation Edit | |||
| Checking the Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation | 00:05:00 | ||
| Replacing Jargons with Simple Words | 00:02:00 | ||
| Matching the Title | 00:01:00 | ||
| Fixing Inconsistencies | 00:02:00 | ||
| Addressing Trip-Ups | 00:01:00 | ||
| IT Skills | |||
| Tracking Changes | 00:02:00 | ||
| Useful Editing and Proofreading Software and Websites | 00:01:00 | ||
| Choosing Editing and Proofreading as Career | |||
| Proofreading Best Practices | 00:03:00 | ||
| Finding Clients | 00:01:00 | ||
| Marketing Yourself | 00:02:00 | ||
| Downloadable Resources | |||
| Editing and Proofreading – Manual | 00:00:00 | ||
| Final Exam | |||
| Final Exam – Proofreading and Editing | 00:15:00 | ||
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