If you’ve never tried it, reading your work out loud may feel a bit awkward at first. But once you get the hang of it, you’ll know why it’s the favorite proofreading technique of many writers.
Read what you’ve written out loud
Whether you’re a native or nonnative speaker, hearing what you’ve written helps you refine your writing. First, the technique enables you to catch typos or errors in grammar that you hadn’t noticed with regular proofreading. Plus, it lets you get a “feel” for your own writing style so that you can spot sentences that don’t flow like you intended. If you trip over your words while reading out loud, chances are good that your readers will trip over them, too.
Give it a try on your next piece of writing. It may become your go-to technique.
