Editors Ottawa-Gatineau

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the publishing and communications industries, and editors are under increasing pressure to work faster without sacrificing quality. For editing professionals, the challenge is not whether to use AI, but how to command it effectively. This hands-on course —designed for editors, communications professionals, and policy or technical writers—provides a repeatable framework for integrating generative AI into your professional workflow. You will learn to direct AI effectively for initial analysis and final verification, ensuring you reserve the critical middle stage for your own expert judgment.

Moving beyond simple prompts, the course focuses on real world editorial use cases, including advanced copy editing, stylistic fine tuning, plain language conversion, and inclusive writing audits. Through guided examples and practical exercises, you build the skills to evaluate AI output critically, identify risks and limitations, and make confident editorial decisions.

The central principle is that the editor is the "captain of the ship." AI is treated as a capable assistant—not an authority. By the end of the course, you will have a practical workflow, a personal style profile to guide AI tools, and a clear strategy for using AI to improve efficiency, consistency, and quality in your day to day work.

This course helps you work smarter, strengthen your professional judgment, and reinforce your value as the final arbiter of editorial excellence in an AI enabled environment.

• • Apply AI tools to specific editorial tasks, including copy editing, plain‑language conversion, and inclusive writing audits.
  • Evaluate AI‑generated suggestions critically to identify risks, limitations, and quality issues.
  • Create a personal editorial style profile to guide AI output and ensure consistency.
  • Exercise informed editorial judgment to accept, revise, or reject AI recommendations.
  • Develop a strategic, repeatable workflow that integrates AI for initial analysis and final verification while preserving human oversight.