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Business Communications Proofreading

How to Find & Correct Writing Errors: The Proofreading Guide

Identify and Remove Embarrassing Mistakes from Documents
Rating: 4.2 out of 54.2 (842 ratings)
3,388 students
Created by Duncan Koerber
Last updated 2/2021
English
English
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What you'll 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

Requirements

  • You should have a good command of English.

Description

  • 86.8% rating all time 

  • Taught by a university professor with 10 years of experience in newspaper and magazine writing and editing

What 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 Student

Did 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 Guide is for writers and editors of any genre who are looking 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 not get enough attention as it’s often rushed or avoided altogether. 

The Ultimate Guide to Proofreading is the first comprehensive Udemy course on the subject. First, I explain how to develop the 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 documents
  • Professional freelance editors who want to enhance their proofreading skills

Featured review

Dino Paniccia
Dino Paniccia
18 courses
7 reviews
Rating: 4.5 out of 5a year ago
Duncan did a great job of helping me understand this last part of the writing process after you are done editing. Would definitely be using his tips and tools. Also would recommend anyone who is needing this information to go through his class. Thanks again Duncan See you in the next class Cheers Dino

Course content

9 sections • 19 lectures • 50m total length

  • Preview02:37
  • Practice Activity
    00:15

  • Preview02:00
  • Good Habits Tips before you Start
    04:58

  • Preview02:00
  • 8 Practical Proofreading Tips
    05:01
  • Preview03:27

  • Don't Forget about the Punctuation!
    02:01
  • 9 Tips for Proofreading Words and Punctuation
    06:42

  • Why Lists and Guides are so Important
    01:51
  • The Use of Lists and Guides in the Proofreading Process
    02:39

  • Preview02:16
  • 6 Tips for Proofreading the Format, Design, Graphics
    03:25

  • A Quick Word on Final Tasks
    02:00
  • Don't Forget to do these 5 Final Tasks!
    03:58

  • Preview02:03
  • 5 Tips about Getting Help
    02:33

  • My Companion Courses -- Big Discounts
    00:41
  • Practice Activity Answer Key
    00:17

Instructor

Duncan Koerber
University Professor
Duncan Koerber
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 2,925 Reviews
  • 13,923 Students
  • 9 Courses

Dr. Duncan Koerber has taught writing and communications courses for the past 12 years 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, Public Relations Review, the Journal of Canadian Studies, Journalism History, Media History, Composition Studies, Canadian Journal of Media Studies, and Sport History Review.

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