[Dialogue] pass the No-Doz

[Wilson Priscilla]

You have to do your own proof reading and have others do it also.  
I've always said, it is not possible to print anything without an  
error somewhere.

My book, The Facilitative Way, has two of the triangles labeled  
wrong...the layout artist had to retype those, and made two mistakes  
which we didn't catch. Those triangles are too important to let go  
that way (although probably the first 50 or so did) so every book  
that goes out...I put two little stickers over those mistakes. Isn't  
really too bad...I did 37 books last night in less than an hour, but  
you have to have a really good TV show going while you do it or you  
die of boredom.
Priscilla

On Jun 23, 2007, at 7:20 AM, FacilitationFla at aol.com wrote:

> One of my first projects I was assigned to after I joined the order  
> was to create a brochure about an Education Colloquy.  I did this  
> and had both Donna McClesky and Joe Slicker look it over before it  
> went to the print shop.
>
> After printing about 2,000 brochures I think it was Bill Bailey who  
> telephoned me from the print shop, asking -- "Cynthia what is a  
> ColloQUOY?"  I nearly died.  I learned that you have to do your own  
> proofreading and not depend on others.
>
> In a message dated 6/22/2007 2:12:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> synergi at yahoo.com writes:
> Mea Culpa, Carlos! And let me tell you, in my life as a bleary-eyed  
> proofreader after 3 am, I myself have not been immune from the most  
> awful typographical errors.
>
> When I was the 12 year old founding editor of my neighborhood  
> scandal sheet, the little girl across the street was named  
> Virginia. Of course in the paper it came out "Vagina." I thought  
> I'd never live that down! Humiliating! Of course in this day and  
> age that would become her nickname and she'd be teased without mercy.
>
> The good news is that the misspelling of Joe Mathews' sacred name  
> was accidentally perpetrated by 3 bleary-eyed 70 year old granny  
> types, not the 20-somethings in the Kemper Building who never heard  
> of him. So at least they know better and have moved to fix the  
> problem.
>
> Luckily some of us surviving geezers are occasionally still sharp  
> eyed enough to blow the whistle on each other when necessary. And  
> that, boys and girls, is the value of colleagiality. So I'm givin'  
> the grannies a pass this time. Next time...watch out!
>
> I'm very fond of you all.
>
> Marshall
>
>
> "Carlos R. Zervigon" <carlos at zervigon.com> wrote:
> When I was working in the print shop and Wayne alias Marshall Jones  
> was doing the excellent work of editing, layout and whatever other  
> things emanated from his creative genius, I would have been  
> radically offended at his attitudinal approach in snipping at  
> errors. Now it just brings back fond memories.
>
> Thanks
>
> Carlos R. Zervigon, PMP
> Zervigon International, Ltd.
> 817 Antonine St.
> New Orleans, LA  70115  USA
> 504 894-9868 Mobile: 504 908-0762
> carlos at zervigon.com
> http://www.zervigon.com
>
>
> Cynthia N. Vance
> Strategics International Inc.
> 8245 SW 116 Terrace
> Miami, Florida, 33156
> 305-378-1327; fax 305-378-9178
> http://members.aol.com/facilitationfla
>
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>
>
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Priscilla Wilson
TeamTech Press
Mission Hills, KS 66208
pwilson at teamtechinc.com



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