Technical Editing
Utah Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Laws
The document provided information regarding the laws surrounding substances in Utah. The original document was difficult to read due to its structure, mechanical errors, and display of information. The edited version focused on visual communication, information being accessible, sentence structure, and mechanical editing.
Industry: Laws & Regulations Document Type: Law awareness Audience: Citizens
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Original Document
The Utah Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Laws document was difficult to read due to the format and presentation of information. There were structural flaws and mechanical errors.
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Edited Document
The document was comprehensively edited, changing the sentence structure, style, organization, visual design, and overall layout. The goal was to make the information easier to understand and read while delivering the same message.
Tools used: Microsoft Word
Academic Editing
The original article was dense and full of information, created for scholars or experts. The goal was to edit the article to be accessible to non-specialists. I analyzed the topic to understand it completely. Once that was achieved, the most significant information stayed in the new text. I revised, rewrote, and created a new, simpler, and engaging text. Some challenges were removing irrelevant information that was important to the author, however, the mission of the project was to condense and make it more accessible.
Industry: Academic Document Type: Research/ Academic Audience: Students/nonspecialist
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Original Document
The original document was informative and verbose. The overwhelming amount of details added took away from the overall purpose and accessibility for others not in this field of expertise.
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Edited Document
The edited version of this document was revised to cater to a larger audience by editing, layering, and chunking the information from the original article.
