Module 3: Essential Editing Skills

Name: Module 3: Essential Editing Skills
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It’s time to get stuck into the real work of editing! This information-packed module will provide you with everything you need to know about the nuts and bolts of editing. Pick up techniques that can be applied to any type of writing, practice editing sample texts, and begin to understand the great variety of styles you can work with as an editor.

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7 Comprehensive Lessons

7 Engaging Quizzes

4 Practical Exercises

How This Module Works

There’s plenty to get your teeth into in these lessons, from the organizational principles of developing an editing workflow to the fine details of working with digital content. Luckily, you can take it one piece at a time and return for a refresher as often as you like.

3.1: Editing Workflow

Read up on our suggested steps for planning an editing project and practical advice for making multiple passes on a document.

3.2: Briefs And Style Guides

Learn how to closely follow a brief or style guide and how to help a client develop a brief if they don’t already have one.

3.3: Concision, Clarity, And Redundancy

Discover how to ensure content communicates clearly and effectively without taking away from the writer’s voice.

3.4: Structure And Flow

Get the keys to good document structure, starting from sentence level and building your way up.

3.5: Working With Nonfluent English Writing

Review best practices for working with writers for whom English is not their first language.

3.6: Editing For A Global Audience

Grow your awareness of international markets and how to tailor a text for a new audience.

3.7: Editing Digital Content

Become familiar with the key elements of digital content, including strategies for optimizing social media formats and ensuring accessibility.

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Why Is Understanding Digital Content Important?

In the past, editors worked on paper – whether it was for books, newspapers, or essays. Nowadays, though, it’s far more common to edit in a digital format, even if the final product will eventually be printed. However, it’s very likely that the content you work on will be published digitally. This means there are a host of new tasks and factors that simply never applied in traditional editing:

Ensuring hyperlinks are correctly formatted and lead to the right pages
Understanding SEO and how keywords affect content visibility
Optimizing structure for skim readers
Reviewing text for accessibility
Checking images, including captions and alt text

Being aware of digital considerations will broaden the scope of work you can confidently accept – and mastering this kind of editing can help you stand out as an editor clients can rely on.