Technical Communications Services

Technical Editing

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Proofreading

• Punctuation, spelling, basic grammar

• Heading levels

• Bullets and numbered lists

• Cross-references (sections, tables, figures)

• Acronym call-outs

• Reference formatting

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Copy Editing

• ​All proofreading tasks

• Editing for continuity, voice, and clarity of expression

• Ensuring consistency of project-specific terms

• Correcting usage of numbers

• In-depth acronyms edit

• Checking references against text citations

• Verifying hyperlinks

• Ensuring style guide conformance (e.g., Chicago Manual of Style)

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Substantive Editing

• ​All proofreading tasks

• All copy editing tasks

• Thorough cross-reference check — ensuring that section headings and table/figure titles match text call-outs

• Checking overall structure, logic, readability

• Resolving contradictions in content within/between paragraphs and chapters

• Resolving text/table contradictions

Document Products

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Style Guides

• Grammar, punctuation, spelling

• Style and voice

• Usage of numbers

• Acronyms and project-specific terminology

• Global search & replace lists

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Document Templates (Microsoft Word)

• Reports, proposals, letters, tables, lists, forms

• Styles for text, headings, bullets & numbers, tables & figures, references, TOCs,etc.

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Résumés & Curricula Vitae

• Résumé editing

• Format redesign

• New résumé development

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Miscellaneous

• Project descriptions​, quals

• General marketing materials

• Newsletters

• Websites (content & development)

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Other Services

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• Word Processing

• On-site Document Production

• Document Troubleshooting

• Social Media & Website Content