Where To Get a Technical Writing Degree Online
Post written by Ivan Walsh. Follow me on twitter Earlier this year we asked if Online Degrees in Technical Writing as Good as Real World Universities? The response was mostly positive. The University...
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Kate Winslet’s 7 Secret Ways to Revise Technical Documents
What can Kate Winslet teach you about proof-reading technical documents? Watch the movie The Reader and it will make sense. If she was writing this blog, she’d probably say: “Don’t do it all at once!...
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No Country For Old Tech Writers
photo credit: Digital Sextant What’s the average age of tech writers in your company? When you’re hiring, is it graduates or silver foxes that get the job? I ask this as several friends in their 40s...
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How Many Pages Should Technical Writers Write Every Day?
If I asked you how many pages you wrote every day, would you know? We calculated how many pages we wrote per week and then divided it across the team. It was less than we had thought. Actually, we...
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Bling Your Technical Documents
Do technical writers like bling? You betcha. You can now give your MadCap Flare web output a new look by updating its skin. This makes the online documents look that bit flashier. You can also look at...
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Two Ways to Chunk Content with MadCap Flare
Mike Hamilton on the MadCap blog wrote an excellent tutorial on how to chunk content. We’ve covered this subject before, especially when looking at information architecture and how to write for the...
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Using Fear To Motivate Technical Writers
I want you to think back to the best – and worst – boss you’ve ever had. Describe them in three words. Now, I want you to think of how his/her boss thought of this person. See any difference? One of...
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3 Ways To Get Past ‘Technical’ Writer’s Block
Ever hit Technical Writer’s Block? That’s when you sit down to write your next user guide or operations manual and… nothing happens. You don’t know where to start and end up staring at the screen while...
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Improve Your Technical Writing in 3 Steps
In technical writing, aim for clarity, not style. Don’t annoy the reader with useless information that clogs up the user guide and obstructs them from finding the answers they’re seeking. Get to the...
View ArticleGuidelines for Interviewing Technical Writers
What guidelines can you offer when interviewing writers? I’ve worked on both sides on the fence in the past, (i.e. interviewed and been interviewed) and picked up a few things in the process....
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