Proof-Reading - A Guide to Avoiding Embarrassing Mistakes

Introduction

A solicitor recently wanted to email the following to a client: ‘I look forward to seeing you shortly’. Unfortunately, he wrote: ‘I look forward to seeing you shorty’ and the vertically challenged client was not amused.

Make sure this does not happen to you by viewing this webinar.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Introduction - common hard-to-spot errors
• Different proof-reading techniques
• Best practice for marking up documents
• Problems with punctuation
• Practical exercises with answers
• Wrap-up and final words of wisdom

By the end of this session trainees will be able to identify the rules of plain English, and use them to write succinct documents and correspondence. These principles are of universal application in all jurisdictions.