WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you’re an editor or edit as part of your job, the American Copy Editors Society offers a daylong “Editing Boot Camp” that can help you polish your skills.
THE ACES Editing Boot Camp, is Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event will take place in George Washington University’s Funger Hall auditorium, Room 103, 2201 G Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20052.
The workshop will be taught by knowledgeable and experienced presenters, from the Philadelphia Inquirer, National Geographic magazine, the Voice of America and Westwood One radio network.
The Editing Boot Camp workshop covers the following topics:
* Why editing is important (and how to convince your bosses)
* Grammar and punctuation basics
* Commonly confused and misused words
* Elements of proofreading
* Clarity: smoothing out dense or garbled prose, streamlining copy
* Accuracy: checking facts and sources, ensuring charts/graphics are correct, identifying and filling in missing information
* Headlines: writing clear, informative display type in print and online (including SEO)
* Style: why you need a style guide
* Grammar and punctuation basics
* Commonly confused and misused words
* Elements of proofreading
* Clarity: smoothing out dense or garbled prose, streamlining copy
* Accuracy: checking facts and sources, ensuring charts/graphics are correct, identifying and filling in missing information
* Headlines: writing clear, informative display type in print and online (including SEO)
* Style: why you need a style guide
The cost is $100 for members, $175 for nonmembers, which includes a box lunch. If you’re not a member now, become one by signing up here, (http://www.copydesk.org/about/join-now/) then return to sign up for this workshop as a member. Non-members can start by entering your email address as a new user.