Quality check
Use this checklist before publishing or sending out anything you have written. After all, we’re only human and humans make typos, and we have tools to help us.
Is the spelling and grammar correct. Use the spelling checker but don’t rely on it blindly.
Is the text well-structured and logical
Is everything covered
Is the content accurate
Is the level of detail appropriate
Is there irrelevant information that can be omitted
Is the communication:
specific
concise
consistent
unbiased
Do use the spelling checker. Be aware that it may suggest splitting or joining words when they should be written together or separately:
Do | Don’t |
cybersecurity healthcare multistorey ongoing rooftop wellbeing | cyber security health care multi-storey on-going roof top well-being |
If time allows, use the read aloud function to listen to what you have written.
you simply left out the last letter: made, mad
you may accidentally type form when you mean from
you may use the incorrect spelling with a totally different meaning. Here are some examples of these confusable words:
advice (noun, suggestions or encouragement) | advise (verb, to suggest or encourage) | ||
board (group of decision makers; a thin or flat piece of wood) | bored (uninterested or lacking challenge) | ||
complement (match or complete) | compliment (praise or flattering remark) | ||
counsellor (therapist or advisor) | councillor (local government officer) | ||
licence (noun, a document that allows you to do something) | license (verb, the act of allowing someone to do something) | ||
weather (rain, sunshine etc.) | whether (a query or option) | ||
you’re (you are) | your (belonging to you) | ||
roll out (Q-Park rolled out its EV charging programme) | roll-out (roll-out of digital services) | ||
their (belonging to) | there (there are; over there) | they’re (they are) | |