robinna/ July 18, 2018/ Articles, Professional Tips
- Re-read then review.
- Read out loudly slowly.
- Read backwards word by word to review sentence structure.
- Dump into notepad or another plain text editor in a different font and then review.
- Finally, when you have reviewed it thoroughly, ask someone else to review it.
- Spellcheck
- Use grammar check but use your eyeballs, too!
- Look for ands/ors/thats strung together as well as sentences with many commas. Avoid run on sentences.
- Fragments. (Ha!)
- Pay attention to language
- Are you using appropriate pronouns and language? Is the tone appropriate for the audience?
- Do your nouns and verbs agree?
- Is your language active?
- Did you use the right word? Spell check is not going to catch if you used write for right.
- Be consistent in language; spell out acronyms the first time they are used.
- Consider your style.
- Avoid repetition when possible.
- Consider your target audience.
