Ally Oakes | Academic, student and business proofreading
Based in Dorset, England – for global proofreading
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.oakproofreading.com/
- Job title
- Academic, student and business proofreader
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Ally
*You study, you write, you lecture, you’re in business.
Your home could be anywhere in the world.
You’ve worked hard with your words and need to make them to count.*
OAK PROOFREADING – YOUR OWN WORDS, JUST BETTER.
I’m an experienced first-language English proofreader specialising in working primarily with multilingual academic authors. Your meaning and your own style will remain, and I’ll work on punctuation, grammar and consistency for accuracy and readability. Your document will end up as fine English writing.
Trust that academics and students across the world are happy with my proofreading, from undergraduate to postdoctoral level in Social Sciences and Humanities. Cambridge University Press, Khatt Books, Gingko Press and Ubiquity Press are satisfied clients. So are communications agencies Stratton Craig, A Thousand Monkeys and Mother Tongue.
You’re the owner of your words, I’m their guardian. I’m YOUR PROOFREADER.
Media and experience
Academic books. Theses, dissertations, essays and personal statements. Educational material. Company literature, end-of-year reports, marketing material, blogs and product copy.
Freelance since 2016
Training
A Copy Editor's Guide to Working With Typesetters (PTC 2021)
Advanced PerfectIt (Cadman Training Services 2020)
Mastering Styles and Templates (Sharon Parq Associates 2019)
References (CIEP 2019)
Editing with Word (CIEP 2017)
Basic Proofreading: Digital Skills (PTC 2017)
Proofreading Progress (CIEP 2016)
Basic Proofreading (PTC 2016)
Clients I've worked for
Cambridge University Press
Khatt Books
Gingko Press
Ubiquity Press
Sunrise Setting
Stratton Craig, Bristol & London
A Thousand Monkeys, Bournemouth
Mother Tongue, London, LA & Singapore
Write Arm, Brighton
Plus scores of students and academics
Subjects
If these are your subjects, you've come to the right person: humanities, social sciences, marketing and business.
Qualifications
BA English Literature (Hons.); Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching (English)
Testimonials
I'm amazed by Ally's work! Her level of attention to detail and insistence on consistency were extremely helpful. It was a real privilege to work with her on my PhD dissertation. – Pedro Rodriguez Ponga
Ally proofread my doctoral thesis with a professional attitude, being thorough in her approach. My expectations were managed well in terms of the timeframe , and it was a joy to work with her. – Dr Gill Harvey, PhD
Ally’s performance is exemplary. In addition to her attentive scrutiny of the texts, and her corrections to the minutest inconsistencies, she manages to leave the tone of voice and personality of the original author intact. When asked to shorten or simplify certain turn of phrases, her suggestions are spot on. Her skills as editor, her punctuality and overall professionalism make us feel fortunate to be working with her. – Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Khatt Books
Ally proofread the English translation of my publication about the musician Arthur Kautzenbach/Kay. Working with her meant that everything was very professional, effective, and on time. She put the finishing touches to the text. – Sophie Fetthauer
Ally 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. – Gemma Brown, Stratton Craig communications company
I have always found Ally to be highly reliable and professional. She has an eagle eye for errors and is always friendly and responsive. – Nick Jones, Full Proof
I can highly recommend working with Ally – very easy and clear communication, quick delivery and fantastic work – I really appreciate the way she commented on some common mistakes and explained how to best correct them, as these help me to improve as an author as well. –Sabrina Seeler, PhD>
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Disclaimer note
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