Use the “Listen” Feature in Medium and the “Read Aloud” Feature in Your Word Processing Program for Your Final Proofreading

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Proofreading may be one of the most challenging parts of the writing process. Personally, I love the pre-writing and brainstorming stages when I play with ideas for a potential blog post or other writing project. Then, I get even more excited as I begin to flesh out my ideas and my organizational pattern in my first draft. Next, I share that first draft with a reader or two, and I eagerly anticipate their questions and comments. Finally, as I make my final adjustments, I look forward to the submission stage when I share my work with the world. Yet, I know I can’t hit that “Publish” button until I proofread at least one more time, and maybe two, and that’s where the “Listen” or “Read Aloud” feature comes into play.

Now I have to admit that I may be arriving late to the party on this feature, but I have a feeling I’m not the only one out there. I only recently began using the Listen feature when I noticed that Medium had added the feature to its platform. “I wonder what my blog actually sounds like,” I can remember thinking the first time I actually used the Listen feature. And while I was pleased that it sounded so good, I was dismayed to notice that I had failed to correct a few errors in my text.