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Brian Piercey
Under the mentorship and guidance of Lia Marus (of liamarus.com), I have gained in skill, sensitivity, and flexibility. I have been challenged in different ways - functioning as a copy editor, a proofreader, editor, and transcriber.
Show profile Hide profileProofreading and copy-editing for the South African Treasury - proofreading annual reports, suggesting edits, checking for consistency and accuracy, verifying between reports and collating where required, comparing and verifying between separate reports (government policies, facts, figures, totals, and institutions amongst others).
The work for the treasury involved both proofreading and editing. It was necessary to be extremely conscientious regarding terminology (e.g. acronyms and government policies etc.). There was also a great need to ensure consistency between reports in this regard as well. The work had to be completed with great attention to detail and within a short space of time which required significant focus and dedication to meet the deadlines that were set.
Proofreading and editing for the Digital School of Marketing - suggesting edits, proofreading, suggesting changes in tone or voice, editing and proofreading marketing modules/content created for new modules and courses.
This provided me with an excellent opportunity to hone my skills, requiring sensitivity to the tone and voice of the author. It also meant suggesting edits in keeping with the previous modules created and published by DSM.
Proofreading and copy-editing for the South African Treasury - proofreading annual reports, suggesting edits, checking for consistency and accuracy, verifying between reports and collating where required, comparing and verifying between separate reports (government policies, facts, figures, totals, and institutions amongst others).
The work for the treasury involved both proofreading and editing. It was necessary to be extremely conscientious regarding terminology (e.g. acronyms and government policies etc.). There was also a great need to ensure consistency between reports in this regard as well. The work had to be completed with great attention to detail and within a short space of time which required significant focus and dedication to meet the deadlines that were set.
Proofreading and editing for the Digital School of Marketing - suggesting edits, proofreading, suggesting changes in tone or voice, editing and proofreading marketing modules/content created for new modules and courses.
This provided me with an excellent opportunity to hone my skills, requiring sensitivity to the tone and voice of the author. It also meant suggesting edits in keeping with the previous modules created and published by DSM.
