The final quality assurance check inherent in effective proofreading and editing can ensure your documents are written with accuracy and clarity to create a powerful and positive impact. Avoid written information in reports, websites, brochures, correspondence or emails that is confusing, or even worse, ambiguous and damages your organisation’s reputation.
Whether checking your own or a colleague’s writing, you will be given techniques and tips to work with a wide range of documents.
This practical half-day course will provide you with a strategic method of reviewing and a systematic approach to proofreading, based on the guidelines in the Australian Government’s Style manual.
We can customise this course for groups of six or more.
You choose the time, place, duration and format.
Find out how we can help you and your team by completing an enquiry form or calling us on +61 3 9321 1700.
Learning outcomes
- Learn and apply essential proofreading skills to produce professional quality documents that are consistent in style and error-free
- Learn how to consider the needs, interests and knowledge of your intended reader
- Check whether the structure of your document creates a clear and logical of relevant information
- Minimise risk by avoiding ambiguity and removing potentially costly errors
- Ensure your paragraphs, sentences and words create a document that is clear, accurate and easy to read
- Maximise your layout to convey concepts and information easily and clearly
- Use the Australian Government’s Style Manual to ensure current conventions of good writing practice and consistency across documents
Is this course for you?
This course is open to everyone in the engineering profession and is particularly relevant to those who want to improve their writing skills.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Christine Misso has a strong academic background in English language and literature, with extensive experience as a trainer, freelance editor and writer.
She has more than 10 years’ experience in education and training in both the government and corporate sectors. She also provides English-language coaching to technical professionals.
Christine has delivered the Writing Winning Technical Documents course for EEA for over 13 years in Australia and overseas.
She has a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education.
Valued for her knowledge, and clear and engaging style, Christine’s feedback from clients and course participants is universally positive and enthusiastic.
