On-Screen Proofreading Class

Becoming A Proofreader

3.95 (10 reviews)
Udemy
platform
English
language
Language
category
58
students
2.5 hours
content
Feb 2021
last update
$44.99
regular price

What you will learn

Familiarize with the reliable proofreading references

Understand the formatting and presentation of an ideal proofread article

Gain in-depth knowledge of the proofreading terminology

Strengthen your spelling and grammar skills to identify text weakness and perform corrections

Understand the on-screen proofreading techniques and methods

Have an in-depth understanding of how to proofread stylistic problems

Know how to get your quote right

Description

Start your flexible new career working from anywhere as a freelance proofreader with this comprehensive training course.

This comprehensive proofreading course will take you from complete beginner to confident, trained professional, and ready to start work. It'll also give you a head start in the industry. You will be able to start your freelance proofreading career confidently!

Who Is The Course For?

Maybe you’re:

  • Looking to leave your 9-to-5 office job for the freedom of working from home

  • A parent who wants to work from home so you have more time with your family

  • A student who wants to support yourself through your degree

  • Looking to supplement your income in retirement

If you have an eye for detail, this proofreading training course is a great way to begin a new career. A freelance career as a proofreader provides the ultimate flexibility and freedom. Work as much as you want, whenever you want, and wherever you want! Fit work around your schedule, avoid the commute, and have more time for important things in life.


After completing our course, you will be able to:

  • Proofread any business, creative, or academic document to a professional standard

  • Edit copy for tone, flow, readability, and style

  • Use major academic referencing styles correctly

  • Proofread documents written in American, and British English

  • Make the most of Microsoft Word

  • Begin your new flexible freelance career as a professional proofreader!

Module Breakdown

This course includes the modules listed below.

Proofreading And Editing

Find out why editing and proofreading have traditionally been treated as separate tasks in print publishing, as well as how they often merge in digital work.

The Basics Of Microsoft Word

If you’re a bit rusty on computing, this module will oil you up! Take a tour through all the tools in Microsoft Word you’ll need to get started with proofreading.

Common Spelling Mistakes

Finally, you can nail the difference between ‘there’, ‘they’re’, and ‘their’, and much more. Get to grips with British, and US,  spelling, clear up the rules about irregular plurals, and closed, open, and hyphenated compounds!

Common Grammar Mistakes

Fix fragments and wrong agreement! And free yourself from dangling and misplaced modifiers for evermore!

Common Punctuation Mistakes

Other Common Errors

Proofreading In Practice: Style

What’s the difference between a style guide, a style sheet, and a referencing style?

Advanced Formatting In Microsoft Word

Learn about page and section breaks, how to format headings and captions, how to create dynamic tables and lists, and everything else you need to know.

The Final Assignment


Content

Editing and Proofreading: An Introduction

Introduction
Who Proofreads?
Identifying Your Skills
Levels of Proofreading
Ways to Proofread
On-screen or on Printout

The Basics of Microsoft Word

Setting Up the Options
Basic Features
Advanced Features
Using Comments
Using Track Changes
Using Compare Feature

Common Spelling Mistakes

Introduction
Seven Common Spelling Mistakes
Spelling Quiz
Spelling Names
Spelling Homophones
Proofreading Quiz 1

Common Grammar Mistakes

Introduction
Sentence Errors
Comma Splice
Comma Splice Continued
Run-on Sentences
Fragments
Subject-verb Agreement
Proofreading Quiz 2

Common Punctuation Mistakes

Introduction
Commas
Apostrophes
Semicolons and Colons
Parenthesis and Brackets
Quotation Marks
Proofreading Quiz 3

Other Common Errors

Introduction
Poor Syntax
Capitalizing
Italicizing, underling, and Bloding
Numbering

Proofreading in Practice Style

Intro to Style
Creating Style Sheet
What to Include in Style Sheet
Structuring a Style Sheet
Specialist Style Sheet

Formatting in Microsoft Word

Starting off with MS Word
Formatting Character
Paragraph Formatting
More On Paragraph Spacing
Bullet Lists
Page Set Up
Breaks

Final Wrap-Up

Conclusion

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Reviews

Gavin
December 16, 2022
i was looking for a proofreading course to help me understand what was involved. this defintely covers those areaa very well, especially as a start point as well. nice one. thank you very much as well. learning alot too.
Jamesetta
March 27, 2022
It was an excellent choice for me to take this course, I was a Journalism major in college and writing and editing my copy was essential to my job, It had to be very accurate in spelling, format, and writing. I am here to refresh these skills and to become even more proficient as a writer/editor.
Christa
January 3, 2022
It started off really slow, but picked up momentum and had quality content. The background noises in some of the modules were a bit distracting though.
June
September 21, 2021
really struggling to understand accent. the woman is obviously not a native English language speaker, but to be tripping over speaking the words that she has typed is very frustrating and makes concentrating on actual content difficult.
Devorah
July 14, 2021
So far, its easy, clear and I appreciate tips for techniques, i doubt are given in most courses. Also, starts out with overview of entire process where proofreaders are part of a working team.

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