That was the question asked recently on the Melcrum Communicators Network. Here are some of the suggestions offered:

• Print the document out – it’s easier to spot errors in hard copy
• Email the text to yourself to help you see it with fresh eyes
• Check for one thing at a time: punctuation, capitalisation, tenses, numbers etc.
• Put the text away for a while and then come back to it – ideally a day or more
• Ask a third party to read it through
• List your common errors and check for these first
• Read content outloud
• Check the ‘Readability statistics’ in the spell checker
• Read the document backwards, it’s easier to see individual words that way

What are your top tips?

Melitta