For all your writing and editing needs
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For all your writing and editing needs
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Editing and proof readingEditing and proof reading are important stages in
the production of a document. It is very hard to edit and proof read your
own work. However hard you try to take a step back and be objective you
will inevitably miss mistakes. I can act as a third party to edit and
proof read your company documents. These may be internal documents for your
own staff, or external information for clients or other parties.
There are also many occasions where a document has been written by many different contributors
or over a long period of time, so it needs polishing. I can check that the
text is consistent and grammatically correct; ensure that the document is
properly formatted and that it conforms to your company and business
standards; and any other checks that you require. This type of job often
needs to be completed quickly. This means that, although the
perfectionist approach is admirable, it is often out of the question for
time or budget reasons. Although it may seem contrary to common sense, you
need a real expert to do this — being able to do “the best job in the
time” is a skill that only comes with experience.
I can edit both on-screen and paper-based documents. If you wish I can
track on-screen changes so you can view the original and my correction.
Having worked in a technical environment, I understand the importance of
only making essential changes. If a piece of text is consistent with the
house style and is unambiguous, then I will not change it just because
it is not to my taste. I have also worked for American companies so I am familiar with the differences between American
and UK English. This can be important if your company has a preference. |