Presenter:
Mary Rykov, PhD
Number of sessions:
3
Academic competition combined with limited academic resources can create pressures for students that may pose challenges for the freelance editors they contact to hire. The rewards of working with postsecondary students, however, far outweigh any challenges.
Presenter:
Kate Harrison Whiteside
Number of sessions:
1
If you are most familiar with print material but are being asked to create or edit web content, this workshop will help you bridge the gap. Web content is a conversation. All print materials need to be re-created to fit the web style, site purpose and design. The audiences, the media and the criteria are different. Plain language online content guidelines target the needs of web readers and users to ensure understanding, accessibility and usability. Ensuring you understand your audience and they understand your information goes a long way to succeeding online.
Presenter:
Jake Poinier
Number of sessions:
1
Strategic pricing of your editing or writing services isn’t just a matter of throwing out a number and praying a client says yes—and the real answers to valuation can’t be found through industry websites or rate surveys. You will leave the session with practical, actionable strategies for securing better freelance jobs at higher rates.
Presenter:
Frances Peck
Number of sessions:
1
This webinar introduces you to three reader-centred techniques and seven practical tips for making language plainer. After a quick look at what plain language is (and isn’t), we’ll discuss readers and how to shape documents to meet their needs. Then we’ll cover seven ways of revising language—such as using concrete terms, short sentences, and the ever-crucial verb—to make it easier to read. Along the way, we’ll examine real-life examples of how plain language can make even the most complex documents clear and easy to follow.
Presenter:
Sandra Gravel
Number of sessions:
2
Antidote is a multi-resource platform created by a group of Quebecers 20 years ago. Right from the start, it hit the spot for French writers and editors. Antidote 10 is now bilingual and a performing tool that writers, editors and translators MUST discover!
Presenter:
Rhonda Bracey
Number of sessions:
1
Many of us use Word regularly. But are we using it efficiently? Learn practical tips to help you become more efficient with Microsoft Word for Windows.
Presenter:
Frances Peck
Number of sessions:
1
Is impact accepted as a verb? Why are prevent and avoid so often confused? Is it okay to verbify? This webinar examines these and other usage questions and problems. We'll examine usage issues affecting today’s speech, journalism, and other writing. We’ll also examine the top five usage myths, discuss the best resources for clearing up usage questions, and—of course—practise.
Presenter:
Christine LeBlanc
Number of sessions:
2
After attending this webinar, you will be able to start your own freelance business. You’ll know how to register for a business name and HST number, how to start marketing your services, and what to track for basic bookkeeping and taxes.
Presenter:
Michelle Waitzman
Number of sessions:
1
Charging, collecting and remitting sales taxes is just another administrative nightmare for many self-employed editors. In this session, you’ll find out whether you need to register to collect GST and other sales taxes, which clients you need to bill for which taxes, what you need to pay to the CRA and your provincial government and when, and how to pay as little as possible.
Presenter:
Sandra Gravel
Number of sessions:
2
Le logiciel québécois Antidote a révolutionné le monde de la rédaction et de la révision linguistique dès sa mise en marché il y a 20 ans. Antidote 10, plus que jamais bilingue, élève encore une fois le niveau de performance de cet outil aujourd’hui indispensable pour tout réviseur, rédacteur et traducteur.
