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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:   Excel Tips for Self-Employed Editors =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0Awith Maya Berger=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0AWhen: Saturday, January 28, 2023, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm PST=0D=0A=0D=0AWhere: Online via Zoom=0D=0A=0D=0AWhen a client approaches you about a new editing job, wouldn?t it be=0D=0A  great if you had a tool to help you:=0D=0A=0D=0A  quote a fair rate and accurate time frame for the project;=0D=0A  track whether you get paid on time;=0D=0A  compare your estimated hourly rate and editing speed with your=0D=0A    actual rate and speed; and=0D=0A  analyze how valuable this client is to your business?=0D=0A=0D=0AWouldn?t it be greater if this tool was already on your computer and=0D=0A  included in your Microsoft Office suite? And wouldn?t it be even=0D=0A  greater if this tool didn?t intimidate and baffle you?=0D=0A=0D=0AWhether you?re already spreadsheet savvy or you?ve never used Excel=0D=0A  before, this seminar will show you how you can harness Excel?s=0D=0A  functionality to manage your freelance editorial business confidently=0D=0A  and professionally.=0D=0A=0D=0AIn this seminar, I will show you how to manage your income, expenses,=0D=0A  and project data in Excel and take the guesswork out of running your=0D=0A  business. It will cover:=0D=0A=0D=0A  an introduction to Excel basics and terminology;=0D=0A  how Excel can be used to track project income, editing speed,=0D=0A    average rates, and more;=0D=0A  your business data at a glance, with summaries and charts; and=0D=0A  Excel troubleshooting tips.=0D=0A=0D=0ANo prior experience with Excel is necessary, but please ensure that=0D=0A  you have Excel installed on your computer and that you have no pending=0D=0A  updates for your version.=0D=0A=0D=0AEach participant will receive an Excel workbook that we will work=0D=0A  through together. Use of two screens is preferred: one to work on=0D=0A  Excel with and the other to watch the presentation on.=0D=0A=0D=0A  Maya Berger (she/her) launched The Editor?s Affairs=0D=0A  (TEA) in May 2020 to help fellow freelance editors manage their=0D=0A  business affairs. She has presented on Excel and business data at=0D=0A  recent Editors Canada, CIEP, ACES, and IPEd annual conferences as well=0D=0A  as for SENSE, and she appeared as a guest on The=0D=0A    Editing Podcast to speak about editing erotica. Maya edits and=0D=0A  proofreads speculative fiction, erotica, and academic texts in the=0D=0A  humanities and social sciences. After spending 13 years in the UK,=0D=0A  Maya moved back to Canada in 2017 and currently lives in Toronto. She=0D=0A  is a CIEP Advanced Professional Member.=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  Seminar=0D=0A  Recording Notice:=0D=0A=0D=0A  Editors BC will be recording these sessions using Zoom?s=0D=0A  record feature. The data captured may include your image (including=0D=0A  your name if it appears in your video image) and voice recordings. The=0D=0A  Zoom recordings will be made available to registered seminar=0D=0A  participants for a period of two weeks following the session. After=0D=0A  that time, the recording will no longer be available to participants.=0D=0A  If you have any questions or concerns about the recording, please=0D=0A  contact Claire Majors at pd@editorsbc.ca. Session=0D=0A  participants are not permitted to make their own recordings, by any=0D=0A  means, and are forbidden from distributing the recording they receive=0D=0A  from the session.=0D=0A
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