Upcoming Webinars

Proofreading for Businesses and Ad Agencies
Presenter: Sharon McInnis
Webinar begins: November 6, 2024 1:00 pm

Proofreading for businesses and ad agencies can be a lucrative field for a keen-eyed proofreader. But how does corporate proofreading differ from traditional proofreading? First, although many businesses and ad agencies use experienced writers for marketing materials, they don’t often hire editors or fact-checkers. This means that, if you are…

Know What You’re Getting Into: How to Vet Projects for Sensitive Themes
Presenter: Amelia Winters
Webinar begins: November 12, 2024 1:00 pm

While there are many great reasons to work directly with indie authors, one of the challenges is that you have no built-in filter to protect you from highly difficult or insensitive subject matter. When I started working with indie authors, I had no idea how much I would need to…

So You Want to Be an In-House Technical Editor?
Presenter: Claire Fossey
Webinar begins: November 14, 2024 1:00 pm

Do you need a scientific or engineering background to have a hope of being hired as a technical editor? Or can having a different background actually be a selling point? How do you pitch yourself when applying for in-house work? And once hired, how do you build enough trust to…

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Featured Recordings

Macros for Editors: Building on the Foundations
Presenter: Paul Beverley

This webinar picks up where Paul Beverley’s previous webinar "Macros for Editors: Beginners' Basics" left off. Now that you've learned to install macros and use them to analyse documents to find inconsistencies, you’ll learn how to put that information to good use to make global changes to a document before…

Are You Certifiable? Preparing for Editors Canada’s Certification Exams
Presenter: Anne Brennan, Jeanne McKane

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Editors Canada's certification exams from certified professional editors and members of the Editors Canada certification steering committee, who will provide valuable tips on how to prepare for the exams. Session participants will leave with a clear picture of what professional standards we…

Travailler dans une équipe neurodiverse
Presenter: Solène Métayer

Vous ne le savez peut-être pas, mais une personne sur cinq autour de vous est neuroatypique – c’est-à-dire que son cerveau fonctionne différemment de celui de la majorité. Elle peut être autiste, douée, TDAH, dys-, etc. Les possibilités sont nombreuses et les enjeux sont bien réels. Comment bien communiquer et…

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