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Emmanuel
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How can a beginner improve their editorial skills?
Would you please tell me who is, if there is such an individual, the world's most renown editor in the world. One that deals with literature, and most preferable blogs and articles in the topics of finance and education.
If there's no such thing, would you be kind enough to point me to some resources that would fast track my growth in performing editorial functions excellently, from a beginner's level.
Thank you (Tehee).
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Marrit Ingman
Editor
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Austin, Texas
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"Most reknowned" is debatable, but I would recommend Benjamin Dreyer, who is the copy chief at Random House. He's got an excellent book, a lively Twitter, and a board game. http://www.benjamindreyer.com/
Tommy Doyle
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Tommy’s Answer
For beginners looking to improve their editorial skills, exploring functional skills courses is an excellent starting point. One valuable resource for this purpose is the https://lead-academy.org/functional-skills-courses , which offers a range of functional skills courses. These courses are designed to enhance various essential skills, including reading, writing, and editing, which are critical for any aspiring editor.
By enrolling in these courses, you can gain a solid foundation in the basics of grammar, style, and punctuation, all of which are key components of editorial work. Additionally, these courses often provide practical exercises, allowing you to apply what you've learned in real-world scenarios. This hands-on approach can significantly accelerate your learning process and enhance your capabilities as an editor.
By enrolling in these courses, you can gain a solid foundation in the basics of grammar, style, and punctuation, all of which are key components of editorial work. Additionally, these courses often provide practical exercises, allowing you to apply what you've learned in real-world scenarios. This hands-on approach can significantly accelerate your learning process and enhance your capabilities as an editor.
Soné Beyers
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Hi Emmanuel. It is great to see a fellow South African on this site, and I am happy that you reached out on this forum.
I have had the privilege of working with great colleagues at the University of South Africa who were the editors of a research ethics book. These colleagues, one a professor and the other a research integrity manager, taught me a lot during the process of writing a chapter with them for the book. I would recommend that you start following editors of books or publications that you enjoy, in order to see their other pieces of work and whether they might present workshops. Professor Kobus Wessels is an editor of a number of books in the education and public administration fields.
Good luck!
Start following one editor whose work you enjoy on LinkedIn, and/or search for additional publications by that editor. Remember that Google Scholar is a great search tool for such publications.
I have had the privilege of working with great colleagues at the University of South Africa who were the editors of a research ethics book. These colleagues, one a professor and the other a research integrity manager, taught me a lot during the process of writing a chapter with them for the book. I would recommend that you start following editors of books or publications that you enjoy, in order to see their other pieces of work and whether they might present workshops. Professor Kobus Wessels is an editor of a number of books in the education and public administration fields.
Good luck!
Soné recommends the following next steps:
Lead Academy
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Here are some tips for beginners to improve their editorial skills:
1. Read and Write Regularly: Reading and writing regularly can enhance your understanding of language and improve your editorial skills.
2. Learn Grammar Rules: A solid understanding of grammar and punctuation rules is crucial for editing.
3. Take Editing Courses: There are many online courses that can help you learn the basics of editing and proofreading.
4. Practice Editing: Try editing articles, blogs or books. The more you practice, the better you'll get.
5. Get Feedback: Ask others to review your work. Constructive criticism can greatly improve your skills.
6. Use Editing Tools: Tools like Grammarly, Hemingway App can help you spot errors and improve your writing.
7. Stay Updated: Language and writing standards evolve, so it's important to stay updated with the latest trends and changes.
8. Develop Patience and Attention to Detail: Editing requires a meticulous eye for detail and the patience to thoroughly review content.
9. Join Editing Communities: Joining communities of editors can provide opportunities to learn from experienced professionals.
1. Read and Write Regularly: Reading and writing regularly can enhance your understanding of language and improve your editorial skills.
2. Learn Grammar Rules: A solid understanding of grammar and punctuation rules is crucial for editing.
3. Take Editing Courses: There are many online courses that can help you learn the basics of editing and proofreading.
4. Practice Editing: Try editing articles, blogs or books. The more you practice, the better you'll get.
5. Get Feedback: Ask others to review your work. Constructive criticism can greatly improve your skills.
6. Use Editing Tools: Tools like Grammarly, Hemingway App can help you spot errors and improve your writing.
7. Stay Updated: Language and writing standards evolve, so it's important to stay updated with the latest trends and changes.
8. Develop Patience and Attention to Detail: Editing requires a meticulous eye for detail and the patience to thoroughly review content.
9. Join Editing Communities: Joining communities of editors can provide opportunities to learn from experienced professionals.
Tyson Dutton
Lots of things: teacher, writer, photographer, editor planner
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Well some others have given you names and suggestions. I'll add mine and let you decide.
What I did was take some journalism classes to learn about editing. Then keep reading the blog or books you want to edit so you can start to understand the styles that are being used.
After that, the best way to get some experience to try tl find some cooperative ed jobs or volunteer jobs where you develop skills. From there you can start editing career.
What I did was take some journalism classes to learn about editing. Then keep reading the blog or books you want to edit so you can start to understand the styles that are being used.
After that, the best way to get some experience to try tl find some cooperative ed jobs or volunteer jobs where you develop skills. From there you can start editing career.
Tina Winograd
Editor writer
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Houston, Texas
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Tina’s Answer
There are many top notch editors. Best place to look are the big publishing companies and those working with popular writers.
Hi Tina, what are some big publishing companies the student should start looking into?
Gurpreet Lally, Admin
Rereading his question, I have a better answer. For financial editors, he should google "financial editors." Same for "education editors." These searches will give him the best/top editors in the financial sectors. Then he can visit websites that have blogs and those with articles.
One thing to look for is that "editor" also means computer software that helps with editing. Those sites he should skip.
Let me know if you need more assistance with this.
Tina Winograd
Thank you for that response!
Gurpreet Lally, Admin
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