10 Things I Learned By Judging a Writing Competition
Tweet I’ve judged two STC Technical Communication Competitions. Unfortunately, I had to pass on judging this year because I’m extremely busy with a few projects. If you haven’t heard of the competition before, it is where different organizations and government agencies submit their best documentation to be judged. There are three different awards: Distinguished, Excellence, and Merit. The pieces of work awarded “Distinguished”...
Read More3 Reasons to Hire a Freelance Writer
Tweet Companies are having a hard time keeping their in-house staff. The reality is that usually the first ones to go are the writers, documentation specialists, and editors. Even though you have to unfortunately reduce your work staff, your client still not budge on deadlines for deliverables, and you never want to sacrifice the quality of your work. You might have some writing and editing skills, but you already have 1,000 tasks you have...
Read More7 End-User Help Materials You Should Have For Any System You Build
Tweet One of the essential parts of any IT system is the user materials (e.g. user manuals, cheat sheets, training materials, etc.) that go alongside it. Even if users have gone through hours of training, they still won’t be experts, so they will need to go somewhere to get help. If you don’t mind them calling or emailing you every second, then good for you. However, I don’t think that is the case. You should be focusing on managing...
Read MoreTwo Things to Tell Yourself When Submitting Your Writing for Peer Review
Tweet When I turn in a document for peer review or publish a blog post, I start panicking. What if they think it sucks? What if the format is completely wrong? What if I missed a huge important piece of information? Every writer/blogger is like this in some way. Don’t try to deny it! Your writing represents you. If you are passionate about it, then you feel this way 100 times over. I’ve been feeling like this since I was a little girl...
Read More5 Videos to Help You with Technical Writing for Your Business
Tweet Here is a collection of some of the technical writing videos that I have created. One thing I always laugh about are the 1,000 facial expressions that I make. Starting next week, I’m going to start creating a monthly video. I need suggestions so tell me what you want covered! Subscribe to my YouTube channel to get the latest when I publish...
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