Editing and proofreading – how to get it right
Sessions will run from 3pm-5pm GMT
Learn how to become a more efficient proofreader and editor in this short course with popular trainer, Karen Tkaczyk.
Translators edit and proofread every day – it’s an essential part of the job. In this short course, you will learn ways to make this final stage of checking a text more reliable and to give you more confidence in your edits.
You will:
- Discover more about the tools you can use for editing and proofreading
- Build your confidence in negotiating for editing and proofreading services
- Learn the skills you need to reduce the time you spend going back and forth on decisions while editing and proofreading
- Increase your confidence that you are making the right edits in translations
- Learn how to develop a more defined editing and proofreading process.
There will be two assignments as part of the course to help you practise and develop your skills.
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Biography
Karen is from Manchester, UK and has a Diploma in French and a PhD in Organic Chemistry (University of Cambridge, UK). She worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Europe, then after relocating in 1999, in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics in the US. She set up her translation practice in 2005 and it took off quickly. Karen credits specialising, responsiveness and networking as the secrets to her success.