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ALLY OAKES
​Dorset proofreader
+44 (01) 305 250433
www.ciep.uk/directory/ally-oakes-oak-proofreading
allyoakes@oakproofreading.com


​Ally is an outstanding editor and proofreader. She is honest, very professional and highly communicative, and it's a pleasure to work with her. I recommend her without reservation. 
Husik Ghulyan, PhD

As a written communications agency responsible for managing the content for many high-profile clients, it’s vital that we have an excellent and reliable proofreader as part of our freelance team. Ally fits the bill completely and has always provided an impressive and professional service. I recently commissioned Ally on a complex quality-checking job that involved reviewing and marking 450 product descriptions. Ally’s level of feedback was extremely detailed and was praised by the client. I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Ally for proofreading tasks.​​
Gemma Brown, ​​Stratton Craig communications company                                                           

​It's always the words I'm interested in. Words, names, languages – I always want to know more.
​Years of children and dogs mean that I always scan the floor for stuff. Proofreading for you uses this same observational skill, scanning for stuff – minus the bin and the laundry basket.
​I love being fluent in German and French, and I can get by in Polish too. ​I'm someone who stares at maps with great delight.​ ​I adore reading, always have done. ​Oh, and I swim in the Dorset sea!
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TRUST MY TRAINING AND CPD: do look up ​the​ Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) – the big one. You'll be impressed by them. I'm a  PROFESSIONAL member: they triple-check that we've had hours and hours of proofreading experience and have solid knowledge. Recent courses I completed with them are References (Jun 2019), Editing with Word (Nov 2017) and Proofreading Progress (Dec 2016).
​This is why you can trust me.
ALSO CHECK OUT The Publishing Training Centre (PTC), whose Basic Proofreading (including Digital Skills) course  ​I completed (Jan 2016). ​​​
​Other courses I've completed are A Copy Editor's Guide to Working With Typesetters (PTC, July 2021), Advanced PerfectIt (Cadman Training Services, Nov 2020) and Mastering Styles and Templates (Sharon Parq Associates, Oct 2019).
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HOW MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE HELPS YOU
  • Commitment and time-management – from my English Literature degree at York University (2:1)    
  • ​Deadlines and widely differing clients – from English teaching at state and private schools and in tutorials, in Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire and Dorset
  • Collaboration and customer-satisfaction – from bookselling at Ottakars (before it was Waterstones)
  • ​Passion for other people's words – from re-creating and managing two fabulous local school libraries.
​How well does this fit into the pot that is OAK PROOFREADING? Very nicely, I'd say. Add lots of spoonfuls of focus; a large tub of knowledge from training, study and experience; and an overflowing ladle of wisdom-sharing in the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. Season generously with great client communication – and there's a pretty good pot of food, waiting for you to dip in.
CONTACT ME ON:
allyoakes@oakproofreading.com
 +44 (01) 305 250433​
www.ciep.uk/directory/ally-oakes-oak-proofreading
www.linkedin.com/in/allyoakes
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