Feeling confident about sending out your report or publication?

You’ve checked it over and over – and your colleague has checked it too – but as soon as it’s published, a ‘howler’ jumps out from a random page and now you’re wondering how many more errors have been missed.

A corporate report is a place where you want to showcase your organisation so, when it’s time to publish, you want to feel confident that it’s the best it can be.

🌧 It’s very easy for errors can be missed because of a lack of time or proofreading skills, or just by being too close to the content and seeing what should be there, rather what is actually there.

It’s also common for different people to write different sections, but this can lead to lots of inconsistencies. If last year’s pages are used as a template as well, old information may be left in by mistake.

Reports with errors can be jarring to read and may make your audience doubt your professionalism or think that different parts of your organisation don’t talk to each other.

So, how can a proofreader help you feel confident that your report is ready for the outside world?

Tip: As a professional editor, as well as checking grammar, spelling and punctuation, I will also spot and fix problems such as:

✔ Repeated information and missing information
✔ Factual mistakes such as wrong years on accounts
✔ Wrongly numbered lists or incorrect table captions
✔ Inconsistencies in what is included or not included in similar sections/chapters
✔ Inconsistencies in names, job titles, departments, terminology etc
✔ Inconsistencies in word forms e.g. one word, two words or hyphens
✔ Formatting issues
✔ Clashing writing styles by different authors e.g. chatty vs professional
✔ Terminology that’s not right for your audience

If you have a house style, I can work to that, but if you don’t have one, I can create a basic style sheet that can be used to keep this and future documents consistent.

If any of this resonates with you, why not get in touch to talk about how I can help with your publications at sarah@carrette-editing.co.uk

I can help you to feel confident that your words are ready for the outside world.

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