Proof It OUT LOUD!

Proof everything you write by reading it out loud.

We read with our ears as well as our eyes. When you hear your words, you also hear and catch errors you're likely not to catch if you only read your work silently.

It works, and I've proven it time and time and time again. To myself, and to others -- such as students in my courses -- who nod in agreement that, yeah, this technique really does work.

That's my advice on this 5th day of February, 2014.