1.9 Explain proofreading techniques for business communications
I will explain proofreading techniques of texts,emails,spreadsheets,and all presentations for business communications.
Proofreading is to business communication what buffing and polishing is to woodworking: One little blemish detracts from the entire piece, causing the overall impression to suffer. Mistakes and imperfections in any kind of work convey carelessness, and in the workplace, the stakes are even higher. A piece that is ridden with spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors is difficult to read and undermines the credibility and authority you probably have worked hard to achieve. Learn some proofreading steps and apply them to every piece of written communication, …show more content…
By focusing on one writing infraction at a time, you’re bound to find more mistakes, making the time investment worthwhile.
Buy a dictionary or use an online dictionary to check your spelling. Don’t rely on spell-checking devices, as they cannot “read” for context with regard to homophones, or words that sound alike but are spelled differently, such as “two” and “too” and “team” and “team.”
Look up every word unless you are absolutely certain it is spelled correctly. This is one way, albeit tedious, that good spellers are created. Check your piece for typographical errors and transposed letters, too.
Scrutinize every single punctuation mark -- every comma, period, semicolon, colon and apostrophe. In the haste of writing, it’s easy to misplace or forget punctuation that will impede the flow of your writing.
To conclude with, proofreading technique are essential in spotting all kind of mistakes, beit spelling or grammatical.
The are various methods to uncover such errors that find their way into your work.
These can include reading out a loud to spot errors in grammar,buying a dictionary for spelling mistakes and scrutinizing every punctuation
I will explain proofreading techniques of texts,emails,spreadsheets,and all presentations for business communications.
Proofreading is to business communication what buffing and polishing is to woodworking: One little blemish detracts from the entire piece, causing the overall impression to suffer. Mistakes and imperfections in any kind of work convey carelessness, and in the workplace, the stakes are even higher. A piece that is ridden with spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors is difficult to read and undermines the credibility and authority you probably have worked hard to achieve. Learn some proofreading steps and apply them to every piece of written communication, …show more content…
By focusing on one writing infraction at a time, you’re bound to find more mistakes, making the time investment worthwhile.
Buy a dictionary or use an online dictionary to check your spelling. Don’t rely on spell-checking devices, as they cannot “read” for context with regard to homophones, or words that sound alike but are spelled differently, such as “two” and “too” and “team” and “team.”
Look up every word unless you are absolutely certain it is spelled correctly. This is one way, albeit tedious, that good spellers are created. Check your piece for typographical errors and transposed letters, too.
Scrutinize every single punctuation mark -- every comma, period, semicolon, colon and apostrophe. In the haste of writing, it’s easy to misplace or forget punctuation that will impede the flow of your writing.
To conclude with, proofreading technique are essential in spotting all kind of mistakes, beit spelling or grammatical.
The are various methods to uncover such errors that find their way into your work.
These can include reading out a loud to spot errors in grammar,buying a dictionary for spelling mistakes and scrutinizing every punctuation