Recordings

Looking for ways to standout when applying to in-house positions? Why not start with one of your most important assets: your résumé! In this free webinar, writer and editor Letitia Henville will share with you how to craft a persuasive and winning résumé that highlights your past work experience, as well as how you can tailor your résumé to the different kinds of publishers.

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Freelance editors face unique challenges: you essentially have two jobs with editing projects for clients and with running your business. In this session, you’ll learn how to manage your time and energy effectively when you are your own boss and you work from home... plus how to stay disciplined and improve productivity, without the burnout and overwhelm.

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Want to reach a greater audience using plain language? Learn how in this interactive webinar with Cheryl Stephens, the founder of the new PLAIN Canada. With over 30 years of experience helping clients become better communicators, Cheryl will show you how to simplify your message, engage readers, and get your message across.

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How does a Spanish editor or translator approach working on a text for a Spanish-speaking audience in a country like the US where Spanish is not the dominant language? Standards are set by those who use Spanish in daily communication. Translators and editors must spend time with this group to find ways to write text that communicates clearly without sounding awkward, balancing prescriptive and descriptive approaches carefully. Helen will present her book on this topic.

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You’ve learned all the necessary skills to become an editor and now you’re wondering what’s next. How can you make the move from student to professional?

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Working from home effectively requires a different set of skills than working in an office environment. In this webinar, you'll learn how to manage work-life balance effectively, home office tips and tricks, and ideas for how to organize yourself so you stay on track with your business goals and priorities (without neglecting your personal life).

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Struggling to stay focused with your business? Feeling overwhelmed about everything you need to work on? You need a business plan!

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From marketing to safety documentation and huge reports, the science of readability can help deliver messages directly to readers more effectively.

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This session is for editors who would like to use autocorrects and text expanders to edit and query more efficiently.

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Learn how to turn one-off or short-term projects into ongoing clients. Marketing your business and negotiating with new clients is time-consuming and stressful. It’s much easier to work with clients who already know you and value the work you do.

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This 90-minute webinar will provide you with evidence-based strategies to edit academic writing outside of STEM fields.

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In a crowded market, a book review can help generate interest in a title and boost sales, thus supporting an author’s career.

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Knowing the publishing process (A1) and setting and maintaining realistic schedules (A7) are fundamentals all professional editors need, regardless of which stage they are working, according to Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards.

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Perfectionist qualities can help you be good at your craft but can also lead to paranoia and poor performance, ultimately leading to burnout. So how can you balance perfectionist tendencies with the realities of editing, including tight deadlines and the hard truth that no one is perfect?

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You’ve got a grasp on keywords, metadata, and web crawlers. Your content is solid. But how can you make sure you’re grabbing your audience’s attention?

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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 are testing for, tips from certified professional editors on how to prepare, and recommendations of invaluable study resources.

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La question des anglicismes demeure une des préoccupations majeures des professions langagières. Presque toujours pointés du doigt, les anglicismes sont souvent synonymes de fautes ou de mauvaise qualité de la langue.

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Quelles sont les règles de l’orthographe moderne recommandée mises en place par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française?

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Accessibility measures work best when they are embedded in content from the start. This series of webinars examines the accessibility considerations that editors are most likely to come across in their work.

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Come to this session to learn how using a comprehensive checklist created and updated for a specific communication task can help you differentiate workflows, systems, and activities; spell out style and formatting details, track your progress, document metrics, and give you a sense of completion and peace of mind. 

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Marketing a freelance editing business can be uncomfortable for some of us. Some of the most often recommended strategies can turn off those of us who don’t gravitate towards large networks or who aren’t happy participants in the structures of late capitalism.

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Le communiqué de presse est un outil de communication. Il sert à informer un journaliste et, éventuellement, un public, d’une communication publique. Sa rédaction suit des règles strictes. D’après l’auteur Bernard Gosselin, la forme du communiqué est définitive, il ne faut plus la modifier. Si le communiqué ne respecte pas cette structure ou omet certaines informations essentielles, il risque d’aller droit à la poubelle! Avec ce webinaire, vous acquerrez les notions de base nécessaires à la révision de fond d’un communiqué de presse. Vous serez à même de mieux soutenir vos clients non formés aux communications publiques.

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Si vous êtes réviseur linguistique, vous songez peut-être à accéder au titre de réviseur agréé. Pour savoir comment vous y prendre ou pour connaître tous les détails du Programme d'agrément en révision linguistique – Réviseurs Canada, prenez part au webinaire d'information du 5 juin prochain à 12 heures.

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Make the most of your time and effort on social media by optimizing your online presence across platforms. Use social media as one component of your marketing efforts to gain more and better clients for your editing business. Learn fundamentals, such as market research and content marketing. This session will also provide an overview of tools to monitor and track the value of your social media activity.

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