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Date, site set for 2013 Communication Central conference!
Mark your calendar! Communication Central’s eighth annual conference for freelance writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, graphic artists, photographers and others will be held September 27-29 (including an Editorial Bootcamp session) at the Staybridge Suites hotel in Rochester, NY. Session and speaker … read more
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2012 Communication Central conference is another success!
We had a fantastic time at “Be a Better Freelancer – Resources for a Successful Editorial Business,” the 2012 Communication Central “Build Your Business Conference,” covering everything from launching a freelance business to various ways of making that business profitable … read more
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Speaker bios for 2012 Communication Central conference
Why come to the 2012 Communication Central conference, Oct. 12-13 in Baltimore, MD? To meet and learn from these amazing colleagues! 2012 C-C Conf Registration Form • Bevi Chagnon, founder of PubCom, has worked in digital media since the early … read more
2012 Communication Central conference session – Maggie Secara on Word
Get the lowdown on “Word: The Writer’s Friend” from Maggie Secara at the 2012 Communication Central conference: As a writer, Maggie Secara has figured out a number of ways to make Word work for her that are of value to … read more
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2012 Communication Central conference session – Bevi Chagnon and InDesign
A 2012 Communication Central conference session will provide tips from Bevi Chagnon on “InDesign for Editing and Proofreading”: InDesign may be intended as a publication design and layout program, but another aspect of the changing world of expectations for editors, … read more
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2012 Communication Central conference – Ruth Thaler-Carter on websites
Communication Central owner Ruth E. Thaler-Carter will share insights on and examples of “Websites that Benefit Your Business”: Every business today needs a website that presents its best face to the world and brings in new customers and business. That … read more
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2012 Communication Central conference session – Paul Lagasse on managing files
A new speaker at the Communication Central conference, Paul Lagasse of Active Voice Writing & Editorial Services (www.avwrites.com) will address “Don’t Let Your Electronic Files Manage You”: It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by document disorganization and e-mail overload. Get tips … read more
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2012 Communication Central conference session – Bevi Chagnon on Acrobat
At this year’s Communication Central conference, Bevi Chagnon of PubCom will discuss “Adapting to Acrobat”: The Portable Document Format (PDF) was created to make it easy for colleagues to review almost-final projects when designers and clients had different computer systems, … read more
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Tagged Acrobat, Bevi Chagnon, blueline, clients, documents, editing, editorial work, PDFs, proofreading
2012 Communication Central conference session – Jack Lyon on wildcards
This year’s Communication Central conference will include a session by Jack Lyon of the Editorium on “Go Wild with Wildcards for Greater Productivity”: Editorial freelancers are always looking for ways to make the most out of every hour by working … read more
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Tagged editing, freelancers, freelancing, Jack Lyon, macros, productivity, proofreading, the Editorium, wildcards, writing