Skill Pathway: Professional Writing

Career Readiness Competencies: Communication

Duration: 60 minutes 

Workshop Description

This workshop provides participants with an overview of the editing process, including a breakdown of the steps editors take to evaluate and revise documents. The overview is followed by a demonstration of how these steps are implemented to edit a sample article to improve its structure, coherence, flow, and accessibility.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify the stages of the editing process
  • Review best practices followed by editors
  • Assess text to determine shortcomings
  • Edit text to improve its overall structure and coherence