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Tag Archives: tech writing
Mind the gap
I commute to work every day on the London Underground, known familiarly to Londoners and visitors alike as “the tube”. The tube network doesn’t always work as well as it could, and recently there was a very disruptive strike (with … Continue reading
Posted in information design, technical writing
Tagged information design, tech writing, technical writing, user-focus
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London Tech Writers Social, February 2010
The first London Tech Writers Social of 2010 takes place on 25th February 2010. Here are the details: Date: 25th February 2010 Time: 6:30pm Venue: Garrick Arms, 8 – 10 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0HG The Garrick Arms pub … Continue reading
A little more advice for job seekers
The topic of finding work as a technical writer came up on a mailing list I subscribe to recently, and I want to share some advice here. I have been a job seeker in this market many times, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged contract jobs, employment, tech writing, technical writer jobs, technical writing
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Watch that space! (more from TCUK09)
When Kath Straub gave her presentation on Reading beyond the words: How text formatting can enhance the readability and persuasiveness of text at the Technical Communications UK 2009 (TCUK09) Conference she created an unexpected storm. That’s probably because what Kath … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged tech writing, technical writing, typography, usabilty, users
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User Documentation Survey 2009
I’ve just launched my latest user documentation survey – click here to take part. Please do take part (it will only take you five minutes), and please pass this invitation on to anyone who might be interested. I’d like to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged tech writing, technical writing, user manuals, users, writing
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The best place for a tech writer
I have spent most of my tech writing career working with product development teams in software and other hi-tech industries. It is what I enjoy doing. It’s what I do best. And I have come to the conclusion that it’s … Continue reading
A bit of a grumble
It’s happened to me so many times, I should be used to it by now, but I’m not. I meet people who are involved in product development, and when I try to talk to them about user documentation I get … Continue reading
Tagged tech writing, technical writing, users, value
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Declining writing standards?
Someone on LinkedIn Answers asked the question “Has writing gone the way of the Dodo?” and wrote that he didn’t mean that writing was extinct, just that standards of business writing appear to have declined. He provoked a lot of … Continue reading
Tagged English, standards, tech writing, writing
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