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professionalism

professionalism

The accreditation debate

The accreditation debate

by Alexis Grewan | 3 October, 2023 | Accreditation, CPD, Editing and Proofreading, PEGblog, Professional development, Professionalism

Debating accreditation: This was the title of a contribution by the PEG newsletter editor at the time, André Snyders, in the edition dated November 2007. How far we have come. And how long it has taken! Sixteen years on, the questions regarding whether or not we need...
The ‘P’ in ‘PEG’

The ‘P’ in ‘PEG’

by Alexis Grewan | 22 August, 2023 | Ethics, PEGblog, Professional development, Professionalism

I recently came across Alexis Grewan’s four-part series, which was posted between November 2021 and January 2022. This post will add my contribution as a follow-on to Alexis’ excellent series. For those who missed her posts, here are the links: What does it mean to be...
Professionalism means fair remuneration for expert services

Professionalism means fair remuneration for expert services

by Alexis Grewan | 21 December, 2021 | Business Advice, Editing and Proofreading, PEGblog

In the first post in this series, we defined professionalism and identified three criteria for being a professional editor. We looked at skill and knowledge in the second post. Now it’s time to think about what it means to charge for professional editing and...
Professionalism is rooted in skill and knowledge

Professionalism is rooted in skill and knowledge

by Anna171 | 7 December, 2021 | Editing and Proofreading, PEGblog

Part two of a four-part series on professionalism. The first post in this series defined professionalism and identified three criteria of being professional. This post discusses the first criterion – specific knowledge and skill – within the context of...
What does it mean to be a professional editor?

What does it mean to be a professional editor?

by Anneke Brand | 23 November, 2021 | Business Advice, PEGblog

To kick off our blog, editor and writing consultant Alexis Grewan tells us what it means to be a professional editor in a four-part series of posts. Part one of a four-part series on professionalism. As editors, we like to think of ourselves as professionals, maybe...

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