Professional proofreading
Top proofreading tips: speed proofreading
Proofreading can be a time-consuming job, but there are several ways to speed up your editing sessions. Our five-step plan outlines key methods for getting through a text more quickly and efficiently whilst preserving the top quality proofreading you would expect from a professional editing service. We list the top techniques for super-fast proofreading. Save time without compromising on quality as we introduce you to our top tips for speed proofreading.
Top proofreading tips: preserving the writer’s voice
While there are many technical skills required of a good proofreader (from a close knowledge of spelling and punctuation to grammar, structure and a wide variation of linguistic styles) only the very best proofreaders manage to combine these with the ability to preserve the writer's voice. All proofreaders can return a piece of writing completely corrected and improved to a professional standard, but it takes a special knack to keep it sounding as if it was written by the original author. Read our top tips to improve your proofreading today!
Top proofreading tips: what’s the difference between proofreading and copy editing?
The differences between proofreading and copy editing are actually quite straightforward and clear, yet confusion about the difference between these two separate disciplines seems to be extremely widespread. As this is such a commonly asked question, and as this blog refers so frequently to both proofreaders and copy editors, we decided to include a brief article to clearly outline the differences. This blog explains the main duties of a proofreader and a copy editor and should clear up any confusion about which is which!
Top proofreading tips: proofreading tables, diagrams and design materials within a text.
Tables may look complex and the first instinct when considering a proofreading job with tables may be to ignore them and simply focus on the text. However it is in fact much easier than you might think to proofread them quickly and effectively for a more complete and thorough edit. For a proofreader or copy editor, coming up against tables and mathematical or design objects within a text for the first time can be a challenge. Follow our top tips for a great proofread of these aspects of a text.
Why Proofread? What’s the Point?
The function of a proofreader - The job of a proofreader is carefully and meticulously to check through every word of a text, editing out any tiny mistakes in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Many people think that essay editing ends there, but in fact proofreaders are also responsible for countless other tiny adjustments of structure, style and syntax, leading to a dramatic overall improvement in quality.
