Learn valuable proofreading skills and network with other writers and editors at the next Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) professional development seminar.

The EAC is pleased to present “Practical Proofreading” with professional editor and proofreader Elizabeth Macfie on November 27th, 2008, at the Hotel Ruby Foo’s in Montreal. STC-Montreal members can register at the discounted EAC membership rate, so don’t miss out!

Description

You can’t afford embarrassing errors in your documents, and you know that a computer spell check isn’t sufficient. What’s more, production time is short. But you can develop strong proofreading skills to help you through any publication project. This seminar demonstrates tactics for efficiently and effectively capturing and eliminating errors (both textual and visual) on screen, on paper, or in Web documents-with or without a previous version for comparison.

Learn to estimate how much time is needed for proofreading, to concentrate as you work, and to keep track of versions of a document. Discover where errors are likely to lurk. Find out the top 10 things to check before going to print. We’ll also discuss how to handle bilingual documents. In this learn-by-doing seminar, you’ll get hands-on experience proofreading a variety of materials, including complex designs and non-text material such as tables and figures.

Elizabeth Macfie has been a freelance proofreader and editor since 1997. After working as a coordinator of provincial park visitor services and then as a manager of adult education, she has chosen a career clarifying written communication. Her clients include federal government departments and agencies, book publishers, research organizations, communication companies, a university publications service, and a display designer. Elizabeth is an EAC-certified Proofreader and Copy Editor, a past chair of EAC-NCR, and past president of the Indexing Society of Canada.

Rates

The Editors’ Association of Canada has made its Montreal seminars available to the STC at its discounted membership rate. The cost for members is $160, instead of $220 for non-members, and includes lunch and coffee breaks. The seminar is fully described on our website at www.editors.ca/branches/qac/pd/. Note: Those STC members who wish to attend must forward their membership ID numbers with their registration.