Reports and papers
For academic reports or papers destined to be published in a journal or book, I will make changes to all the problems noted below, and use 'track changes' so that you have the choice of whether to accept them.
Incorrect grammar, punctuation or sentence structure
Misspellings,
Inconsistent capitalisation, style of headings, or format.
Inaccuracies in footnotes or references (e.g. they are missing, or misnumbered).
I will make suggestions on how to deal with ambiguities, awkward phrases or sentences and how formatting might be improved, particularly within tables
Where appropriate, I will ensure that the report or paper is set out in accordance with the requirements of the target publication.
We have worked with Stephen for the first time just recently and are more than satisfied with the work he has performed for us so far. As a Scandinavian Management Consultancy working practically worldwide, with a wide range of different languages represented both within our clientele and in our own organisation, English is the preferred language to use for obvious reasons. Hence it puts some demands on the way we express ourselves. While Stephen has helped us a great deal with the raising the bar of the average quality of our English texts, he has still secured that we use words and expressions understandable for our readers.
Stephen has worked as a proof reader and the final control body on the texts that we aim to use for various marketing purposes. This job he has performed with a great sense for details and with a large portion of sensitiveness to our special demands and wishes. I can absolutely recommend him to presumptive customers in a similar position to us and I also see him as valuable asset for our own usage in the future.
Martin Janson, Management Trainee and Business Controller, Mantec Consulting