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Working with a ClientENG353
Analysis and Evaluation
Analyze Content
Organization
Visual design
Style
Illustrations
Objective/Deliverable Following your analysis, you make your
objectives. EX: Edit style to insure consistency
The product you deliver the client is your deliverable—the finished edited product.
Schedule/Responsibilities
Categorize your tasks. EX: Editing text, production (preparing pages0 EX: Meeting with client
Preliminary meeting Develops shared understanding
Scheduling due dates Work backward from necessary date and
stagger due dates.
Tracking the document Report
Received Copyedited Writer proof Editor’s check Final revisions
The Contract Editing agreement
Document title Date submitted Date due Length Form submitted Visuals …
The Contract, Cont Editing required
Spelling, grammar, punctuation
Consistency
Match of cross-references, figure nos., etc.
Completeness of parts
Accuracy of terms, numbers, etc.
Visuals
…
More on the Contract Organization
Document Design
Style: tone, diction, sentence structure, globalization
Copymarking for graphic design
Preparation of production-ready pages
Preparation of production-ready visuals
Still more… Online editing acceptable?
Estimates of time: hours working days
Milestone (review) dates
Handoff date
Intellectual property
Conditions, if any
Assessing time Examples
Step-by-step procedures—4–5 hrs per procedure
Glossary terms/defs.--0.75 hours per term Reference topics—3-4 hrs. per topic
Revising existing text—1-3 hrs per page Editing—6-8 pages per hour Project management—10-15% of all other
activities
Sampling Averages of time should be accompanied by
reviews of sample pages. To do this—
1. Skim entire document to determine number of pages of text, illustrations, etc.
2. Edit sample pages (Ex: the first 2 or 3 pages of two chapters & pages with technical information)
3. On the basis of the time it takes you to do this work, estimate the entire editing job.
Conferencing Face-to-face meetings ideal
Set the tone for your relationship
If heavy editing, additional conference
Nonverbal cues to diminish anxiety—nodding of the head, smiling
Conferencing II Before you meet, create plan and goals.
An overview statement Identify topics and goals
Review of edited document Don’t have to call attention to every
emendation Goal—Verify your editing is correct for client
Conferencing III Keeping a good relationship
Active listening “Are you saying that…” “Please go on…” “Please explain how…” “How does this point relate to…”
Conferencing III Keeping a good relationship
Active listening “Are you saying that…” “Please go on…” “Please explain how…” “How does this point relate to…”
Conferencing IV Use positive language
Instead of “wordy”—
Instead of “poorly organized”—