Certification in Editing and Proofreading

A comprehensive course for business / technical writing, copywriting, email writing, content writing, blogging etc.

• Introduction to the Course
• Introduction to Editing and Proofreading
• In-Depth Editing or Deep Editing
• Steps Involved in Editing
• Proofreading Strategies
• Understanding the Context and Scope of a Piece
• Breaking up individual points
• Making Sense of Individual Points
• Deleting Irrelevant Points
• Eliminating Rambling
• Eliminating Repetition
• Verifying the Facts
• Removing Contradicting Statements
• Finding and Adding Missing Points
• Choosing the Angle
• Creating Categories
• Creating a Narrative Structure
• Ordering Points within Sections
• Creating Narrative Turns
• Making the Piece Read Well
• Clearing Up the Clutter
• Arranging Paragraphs
• Creating a Jazzy Intro
• Creating a Snazzy Ending
• Making the Narrative more Evocative
• Correctly Introducing Every Person and Entity
• Referencing
• Checking the Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation
• Replacing Jargons with Simple Words
• Matching the Title
• Fixing Inconsistencies
• Addressing Trip-Ups
• Tracking Changes
• Useful Editing and Proofreading Software and Websites
• Proofreading Best Practices
• Finding Clients
• Marketing Yourself