[ Read Aloud ]

Proof-reading is something any writer, of anything, in any context, should just do.  It’s especially important in knowledge work. But any writing – be it emails, reports, technical specifications, letters to the editor, or comments against articles: they need to be proof-read.

The sole intent of proof-reading is finding errors. 

And if you’re too close to it, it might be hard to find them.

A trick I’ve used for important documents and reports, is the ‘read aloud’ function available in MSWord.  Hearing the text spoken aloud has picked up minor errors, which when fixed, make the reports all the more polished.