Archive for June 2010
Eliminate "Very" and other Unnecessary Qualifiers from your Technical Writing
Technical writing needs to be objective. It should describe objects the properties of which we can measure quantitatively. COROLLARY: When different people read a technical description, they should be able to perform identical tasks and obtain identical results. And for that to happen, the words you use must not be open to wide-raging interpretations. One…
Read MoreSix Energetics Publications Win Society for Technical Communications Awards
(Press Release) Columbia, MD, United States, 06/14/2010 – The Washington, DC chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) honored five Energetics publications with awards in its 2009-2010 Technical Publications Competition. Energetics’ highly qualified team of engineers, technical writers, communications specialists, and graphic designers collaborated with technical staff from clients including the Propane Education &…
Read MoreTechnical Writing – How to write with Clarity and Authority
© 2010 Ugur Akinci As a technical writer you are supposed to tell your readers what to do and how to accomplish specific tasks. It would not be an exaggeration to say that your task, in essence, is to show them “how the world works and how to act correctly when the situation demands it.”…
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