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With details of editorial skills courses here are the latest Publishing Training Centre newsletters:

Publishing Training Centre Face-to-Face Courses     Two NEW courses to extend your publishing skills         We are excited to be running two NEW practical courses to help build and extend core skills in key areas of publishing. Diversity is not just a moral imperative for publishers, it also brings significant tangible business benefits such as improved profit, staff retention, and increased innovation. Diversity and Inclusion Training for Publishers introduces the case for diversity, helps you understand your obligations, and also provides a practical toolkit to enable you to implement a successful diversity and inclusion strategy in your workplace. Be prepared for some honest truths with Get Over Yourself: Real-world ways to find new consumers. This energetic and challenging course uses practical tools for market scoping, effective commissioning and marketing strategy, and is led by two publishing professionals who walk it like they talk it ... Diversity and Inclusion Training for Publishers One-day course, 7 March Designed for anyone in a publishing organisation seeking to take action to improve diversity and inclusion, including managers and HR professionals.   Learn how to… Make the business and moral case for diversity inclusion Assess where your organization stands and areas for focus Use simple tools to help support your planning Work with colleagues to tackle bias and widen your talent base Meet the expert Nancy Roberts Get Over Yourself: Real-world ways to find new consumers Two-day course, 18 and 25 April Commissioning and acquisition editors working in consumer book publishing, particularly those recently or about to be promoted into the role, will benefit from this course.   Learn how to… Devise your own methods for finding talent (not just wait for agents) Make intelligent use of research data and consumer insight (and generate your own) Use publicly available data and research tools to find hidden publishing potential in the real world Tune in to the concerns and the vocabulary of your target audiences, and use them to publish well  Meet the experts, James Spackman and Katie Roden Check out our newly-launched core programme of e-Learning Modules, concentrated, online courses that focus on specialist topics relevant to an editor's working life. They are a cost-effective way  to build on a foundation of existing skills and experience.  Click here for full details and to book  Copyright © 2018 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

Publishing Training Centre Face-to-Face Courses Be a project management expert             Succeeding as a Project Manager quite simply means completing projects on time, within budget and to the satisfaction of your customers. But in reality the role can be challenging, having to deal with tight budgets and deadlines and a variety of stakeholders, all with different roles and objectives. Our professional project management courses are specifically designed to give you the skills required to manage and deliver successful digital or editorial projects immediately and with confidence. Run by expert tutors, the courses are invaluable for anyone involved in the management and delivery of complete digital and editorial publishing projects. Editorial Project Management Two-day course, 19-20 March   Learn how to… assess the scope, needs and risks of an editorial project accurately estimate timings to produce a detailed and reliable schedule create and maintain the project budget to ensure profitability effectively manage and communicate with your team and other stakeholders. Meet the expert, Sarah Sodhi "Sarah is a fantastic tutor - enthusiastic, personable and engaging." Susdane Ltd delegate Digital Project Management Two-day course, 1-2 May Learn how to… understand the difference between managing print and digital projects deliver fit-for-purpose digital projects within required time scales and budget, even if specifications and the budget change manage complex projects, using interactive project management techniques and Agile, Lean and Kanban methodologies Meet the expert, Mark Stringer "Mark's teaching style was very good, presenting structured information but open to discussion." John Wiley and Sons delegate  Copyright © 2018 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

Publishing Training Centre Face-to-Face courses Learn from the industry experts           Gain a thorough introduction to the key skills of copy-editing and proofreading or take your knowledge to the next level. Created by a team of industry experts, all with experience of working within the largest UK publishing houses, these two flagship courses are taught by tutors who have worked as senior copy-editors and proofreaders, so you can be assured of learning from the best. Progress in Editorial Skills Two-day course, 27-28 February Take your print and digital copy-editing and proofreading to the next level, and gain the confidence to deal with even the trickiest editorial challenges with this intermediate level course. Learn how to: Feel confident applying copy-editing and proofreading skills to a variety of publishing contexts appreciate what constitutes excellent editorial judgement and how it might be attained understand how editorial decisions impact project budgets and schedules recognise the importance of appropriate author liaison throughout the editorial process. "Caroline's a brilliant course leader, with her wealth of contextual and additional knowledge." Harper Collins delegate Introduction to Editorial Skills Two-day course, 5-6 March This entry-level course offers a thorough introduction to the key publishing skills of copy-editing and proofreading. Learn how to: use the key skills of copy-editing and proofreading for various different types of content understand how different methods of working impact the modern editorial workflow appreciate how the roles of the copy-editor and proofreader fit within today's publishing process. Copyright © 2018 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

In This Newsletter ·         What's happening in the book world ·         Meet a PTC Tutor ·         Latest blog post ·         Date for your diary Offer of the Month Enrol in our Basic Proofreading course & get access to our online grammar course at half price. Click here for details Keep Up With Us Facebook Twitter PTC JANUARY NEWSLETTER Welcome to our January newsletter. Running courses for the publishing and book industry is our business but we also know a lot about what is happening in the industry. Our monthly newsletter will share with you some of the key news from our industry as well as keeping you up to date on our developments. What's Happening in the book world this month Costa Book Awards 2017 The late Helen Dunmore has been awarded the Costa Poetry Award posthumously for her 10th and final collection, Inside the Wave. The remaining Costa Awards - celebrating "the most enjoyable books" in categories of first novel, novel, biography and children's book - were respectively scooped by Gail Honeyman, Jon McGregor, Rebecca Stott and Katherine Rundell. More details here. NEWS FROM THE PUBLISHING TRAINING CENTRE January 2018 sees the launch of our self-study, e-Learning Modules. The courses cover a wide range of topics & are open for enrolment: Editing References Editorial Style Editing Fiction Adobe Tools for Editors What is Proofreading? What is Copy-Editing? LEARN MORE AND ENROL HERE We are also developing courses in these subject and you can sign up for more information here. Copyright Essentials Editing in Word Editing Scientific Notation Meet a PTC Tutor This month we welcome Nancy Roberts to the PTC Tutor team. Nancy founded Business Inclusivity to support the industry in thinking about how we can use diversity and inclusion to solve business problems and deliver a sustainable industry. Nancy will run our course on diversity next March.  Find out  more about Nancy here. This Month's Blog from PTC Networking & Learning from Peers by Jason Mitchell, Acquisitions Editor at Elsevier "In September I completed ‘Commissioning and List Management’; a 4-day residential course run by The Publishing Training Centre. This course has several key strengths that make it an entirely worthwhile and recommended learning experience". Read his full article here. Date for your Diary AGM: UK Committee and London Committee Monday 29 January 6.30 The SYP meets every year in January in the wonderful setting of the Stationers’ Hall to say goodbye to old SYP UK and London committee and welcome in new. More details here. Copyright © 2018 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.                Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

Gain in-depth knowledge of specialist topics        Are you a copy-editor who has completed your initial training and looking to gain more in-depth knowledge of specific topics? Our new core programme of e-Learning Modules focuses on specialist topics relevant to an editor's working life. Developed by experts in the publishing industry, each online course is designed to build on a foundation of your existing skills. With only two to 12 hours of online study, they are a cost-effective way to gain in-depth knowledge. Plus you will receive a Certificate of Completion when you finish the course. Read on to find the best course for you and for news of Modules publishing soon.   Adobe Tools for Editors Study time five to seven hours Acquire the skills needed to work efficiently with PDFs.                                Editing References Study time five to seven hours Gain a full understanding of the three main reference systems used for cited work.                                Editing Fiction Study time three to five hours Expand your copy-editing practice to include fiction. Editorial Style Study time five to seven hours Understand the power of editorial and house style for executing effective copy-editing. Publishing soon...... We will soon be launching more e-Learning Modules. To register your interest in any of these Modules, click on the links below and you will receive an alert when they launch. Copyright Essentials Know how to acquire and protect the content you need to be a successful publisher. Find out more and register your interest here Editing in Word: Time-savers & Tips Learn how to edit on-screen in Word with greater efficiency and effectiveness. Find out more and register your interest here Editing Scientific Notation Adopt the most effective way of editing scientific and technical texts. Find out more and register your interest here   Copyright © 2018 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

Publishing Training Centre NEW e-Learning Modules             We are pleased to announce the launch of our core programme of e-Learning Modules, designed to build on a foundation of existing skills and experience. Here are just some of the key benefits they offer: Concentrated online courses - from only two to 12 hours of study Specialist topics relevant to an editor's working life Developed by experts in the publishing industry A cost-effective way to gain in-depth knowledge of specific topics Certificate of completion These four new Modules will ensure you build on a foundation of existing editorial skills and experience. Information on all our e-Learning Modules can be found here. Adobe Tools for Editors Study time five to seven hours Acquire the skills needed to work efficiently with PDFs. At the end of this module you will: be confident when marking up PDFs using Adobe DC make use of comment tools in a fast and efficient way have ease of management of comments Editing Fiction Study time three to five hours Expand your copy-editing practice to include fiction. At the end of this module you will: Have a clear understanding of how to approach issues such as copy-editing dialogue checking continuity of plot creating and using a family (or other relationship) tree framing author queries Editing References Study time five to seven hours Upgrade your editing skills with this e-Learning Module focused on the three main systems of including references for cited work. At the end of this module you will: understand how and why references are used know the workings of the three main reference systems in use be able to edit a work that uses these systems efficiently Editorial Style Study time five to seven hours Understand the power of editorial and house style for executing effective copy-editing. At the end of this module you will: define "editorial style" and "house style", and distinguish these from other uses of the word "style" in publishing terminology identify items in a script for which an editorial style decision is needed make appropriate editorial style decisions, based on the readership for, and content of, the publication set up an editorial style sheet and record decisions clearly, to promote consistent treatment of the text during copy-editing and beyond Copyright © 2018 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

PTC Training Course Daily Bulletin December 2017   Editorial Project Management Two-day course, 19 March RESERVE YOUR PLACE TODAY Book here This practical course focuses on the skills needed to effectively manage both print and digital editorial projects. Using in-depth case studies, you will be taken through the practical tasks required for the job. You will be given tips and guidance on managing everyday issues, drawing on digital project management strategies and solutions where applicable. Who will benefit from this course? Editors, desk editors, project editors, production editors and managing editors who are responsible for the management of complete editorial projects. Learn how to… assess the scope, needs and risks of an editorial project accurately estimate timings to produce a detailed and reliable schedule create and maintain the project budget to ensure profitability effectively manage and communicate with your team and other stakeholders. By the end of the course, you will have gained skills and knowledge that you can use immediately. There will also be a range of checklists and spreadsheets to take away and use as tools in the future. Delegate Quote "It was fantastic. The best training I've been on. The course content was perfectly tailored to my day-to-day job, and the teaching style was friendly, approachable and informative". About the tutor Since 1999, Sarah Sodhi has proofed, tagged, bound, corrected, edited, managed, commissioned, subbed, scheduled, estimated and produced a great deal of content – from interactive, multi-media resources to marketing leaflets, from monthly magazines to 900-page medical tomes. Learn more here. Copyright © 2017 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

PTC Training Course Daily Bulletin December 2017   Professional & Peer Networks: Strategy Choices half-day course, 14 March RESERVE YOUR PLACE TODAY Book here Discover the potential associated with reader communities; identify where the value lies within your own customer base and what forms of community are most likely to be appropriate. Who will benefit from this course? Publishers and senior commercial managers in Scholarly, Professional and STM publishing organisation, who need to make the case for, or sponsor, the programme of technology and change to develop communities of interest, peer and professional networks. Learn how to… Identify the opportunities, value and challenges for specialist, reference and non-fiction publishing associated with communities Use a variety of tools for planning a community strategy Scope the capabilities required for managing a successful community Mitigate the risks associated with this emerging medium Work out what new capabilities you require as a business to pursue this strategy Delegate Quote "In nearly 30 years in publishing, perhaps the most useful and practical PTC course I have ever attended." About the tutor The first 30 years of Jonathan’s career were in business publishing with IFS, Gower and Taylor & Francis. During this time, Jonathan was responsible for the development of books, training videos and activity collections and management games, He also managed a range of digital projects, the development and implementation of several websites and of the commercial GpmFirst project management community of practice. Copyright © 2017 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

PTC Training Course Daily Bulletin December 2017   Metadata Power half-day course 7 February RESERVE YOUR PLACE TODAY Book here More than ever before, book buyers are searching by themselves for the books they wish to buy (or in libraries, borrow) instead of simply picking books from shelves. They undertake this search and buy process at many different websites and search engines and in a variety of different ways, and their success in locating the right book, directly dictates how well the book sells. Who will benefit from this course? Anyone that is involved in creating and confirming information about publications including: Acquisition Editors, Commissioning Editors, Marketing, Publicity, Sales and Production. Participants will come away knowing... How the product information which sells books comes from right across the publishing house and why every component is vital The main search strategies employed by customers and how to provide product metadata to maximise the chances of discovery How to avoid the most common metadata errors that "hide" books from searchers The importance of taking ownership and responsibility for high quality and complete product information Delegate Quote "This was an enjoyable and informative course and I would recommend it highly". Says editor from a trade publishing company Copyright © 2017 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

PTC Training Course Daily Bulletin December 2017   Introduction to Marketing One-day course 6 February  RESERVE YOUR PLACE TODAY Book here The marketing department of a publishing company is an exciting place to work, but understanding both your part in the business and what you are trying to achieve is crucial when both budget and activity have to be spent as effectively as possible. Who will benefit from this course? Assistants and executives starting in publishing marketing departments. Learn how to… identify and place the function of marketing within the publishing process, both internally and externally plan and execute a marketing campaign make a successful campaign and learn how to measure and evaluate it Delegate Quote "I feel I have more confidence in my own experience and abilities, as well as better understanding what the major companies do which is something I wanted from the course. I have a few more creative ideas to try out too which is exciting. I would recommend this course to newcomers to the industry and found it very helpful". Says Marketing Executive from Publishing Company About the tutor Hermione has worked in marketing in the publishing industry for twenty years, half of that time as Marketing and PR Director at Dorling Kindersley. She’s seen huge changes in the field in that time but while some of the delivery methods and media change, the key messages for campaigns, authors and brands remains consistent. Copyright © 2017 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.      Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

GAIN IDEAS FOR KEEPING THE BEST AUTHORS  Dear Karen Authors are the lifeblood of publishing – you can’t do it without them! However, relationships between author, editor and publisher can sometimes be fraught. Differing aims and objectives, simple misunderstandings and failed communications can all contribute to delay, extra cost and unnecessary conflict. The course has practical solutions to everyday problems and benefits from the knowledge of a highly experienced publisher (and author!). Working with Authors One-day course, 8 February 2018 Learn how to… get the best from your authors understand the dynamics of the publisher/author relationship anticipate and prevent problems before they happen get your manuscript on time, on budget and on brief. Learn more and book here. Meet the expert Copyright © 2017 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

Dear Karen Publishers talk endlessly about "the reader"... but do we really know what that means? Our practical, energetic two-day course will help you challenge your assumptions and look outside the publishing bubble and find new opportunities for commissioning faster than your rivals. Get Over Yourself: Real-world ways to find new consumers Two-day course, 18 April 2018 Learn how to… Devise your own methods for finding talent (not just wait for agents) Make intelligent use of research data and consumer insight (and generate your own) Use publicly available data and research tools to find hidden publishing potential in the real world Tune in to the concerns and the vocabulary of your target audiences, and use them to publish well Learn more and book here. Meet the expert Copyright © 2017 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.     Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom