Technical Writing Newsletter – Camtasia, Crystal Balls, Salaries, Metrics &...
The first Technical Writing Newsletter of the year includes some interesting predictions on the future of technical communications, how to justify your role as a technical writer (i.e. metrics), news...
View ArticleUsing Google Wave to Write Technical Documentation in Real Time
Maeve asks on LinkedIn how we can use Google Wave to write technical documents. Well, the first consideration is that Google Wave is not designed as a tech authoring tool but for collaboration and...
View ArticleWhat Macaulay Culkin Can Teach You About XML-Based Technical Authoring Tools
Remember Macaulay Culkin? The child star of Home Alone peaked very early and, despite many attempts, never managed to make the same impact as an adult. Larry Kunz asks if a similar fate awaits DITA,...
View ArticleHow Al Gore Got His Groove Back & The Fine Art of Creating Great Presentations
Do you like speaking in public? It’s the last thing most of us want do. So I was surprised to read how Al Gore, an experienced public speaker, reached out to Nancy Duarte to improve his public-speaking...
View Article4 Points to Consider when Selecting a Style Guide
Q: I’m setting up a Technical Writing Dept. for a Financial Services company. What is the best style guide to start out with? We have no internal guidelines. This will need to be useful for both...
View Article5 Reasons You Should Leave Facebook and Join LinkedIn
I’ve started to use my social networks, such as Facebook more strategically rather than adopting a ‘shotgun approach’. In other words, I try to leverage each site by seeing the opportunities it offers...
View Article5 UK-Based Technical Writers You Should Follow on Twitter
From Shakespeare, Graham Greene, JK Rowling to Colum McAndrew, Ellis Pratt, David Farbey. All have all one thing in common – great writing! As my career started in the Baker Street, London in the 90s,...
View ArticlePosterous Tip: How To Add Tags When Blogging by Email? .
Do you use Posterous to update your site? I prefer to use Yahoo and Gmail to update the site rather than thru the Posterous site. Why? It’s easier to add images. You can add tags to your posts when you...
View ArticleHow Many Hours Per Week Do Actually Spend Working?
How much time do you spend working every week? I don’t mean being in the office, but actually working. You have 37.5 hours every week, but how much is actually spent doing what you’re paid to do? When...
View ArticleHow to Fix Corrupt & Damaged Microsoft Word Files
Post by Ivan Walsh. Follow me on Twitter. Last week we showed you how Bullet Lists can crash MS Word. We outlined some techniques to reduce the file size, mostly by creating pre-formatted bullet lists...
View ArticleHow To Differentiate Yourself As A Technical Writer
Tom Peters says, “the value of services will continue to fall” and that the only way to survive is to differentiate yourself from the competition. Is this true? How do you as a technical writer make...
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