 Unit 3 of Sailor.org's professional writing course. Now that you've completed your draft, it's time to edit and polish so that you can command your audience's attention. The goal of the proofreading process is to eliminate distractions, errors, and other red flags. But as you may be all too aware, it's not easy to edit something you wrote yourself. You read what you thought you wrote rather than what's really on the page. Now ideally, you can borrow a friend or a colleague to check your work, but if you must go alone, you'll have to trick yourself into seeing your document with fresh eyes. In this final unit, then, you'll learn some techniques to do just that. One of the simplest being to set your work aside for a few hours or a few days, come back to it later. We'll give you an editorial checklist too to help you police your writing. And you can use it in a few ways. But I'd suggest moving item by item, scanning each document for just that one issue every time. And this way, you're reading with the eyes of a critical editor rather than the eyes of the author. And hold on to this list. It'll serve you in writing and editing in the future. I hope you've enjoyed this professional writing course so far. When you've finished, I encourage you to come back whenever you like to review techniques, hone your skills, and become an ever more effective writer. Enjoy the last unit and good luck.