3 Top Characteristics of Technical Writing
© Ugur Akinci Every job, every occupation has its rules, correct? Break these rules and you’ll be in trouble. Here are some general rules in tech writing: Tech Writing is Correct This is the most important (but not the only) characteristics of technical writing. No matter what else it is, a technical document first of all…
Read MoreShould technical writing be boring or entertaining?
Someone said “good technical writing is boring writing.” Not only that is true, but that’s a beautiful thing too. Why? Allow me to explain. Let’s think about what makes a piece of writing EXCITING versus BORING. Read any creative writing book you like and I think you’ll see that the author recommends VARYING word usage,…
Read MoreAn Embarrassing Start to My Technical Writing Career
(Please leave a comment, good or bad, I appreciate them all. What questions do you have? I’m interested to know. Many thanks!) © Ugur Akinci I have a confession to make today… I’m embarrassed and actually still blush a little when I remember how I started my tech writing career. The year was 1998. At the…
Read MoreHow to Create a Daily Job Alert Feed
Here are three email job alert feeds that I use all the time. When you create any of these, you’ll find an email in your inbox every day listing the jobs available for your search keyword(s). GLASSDOOR 1) Create a free account. 2) Go to https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm 3) Make a search with keywords, company, or title.…
Read MoreTCC has a new logo!
Here is our new logo that we’ll use in all our communications: Did you like it? Let me know what you think. Thanks. Ugur
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How to Write Cause and Effect Sentences and Paragraphs for Better Documents
Introduction When writing, it’s important to use clear and concise sentences. This includes using proper grammar, punctuation, and organization. Another important aspect of writing is using cause-and-effect sentences and paragraphs. What are Cause and Effect Sentences? Cause and effect sentences are a very helpful tool for the writer to use to tell the story of…
Read More5 Reasons Not to Convert to Structured Authoring
Introduction XML-based structured authoring has been one of the hottest topics in the technical writing community for quite a while. Shifting from traditional documentation to “structured documentation” has been the “holy grail” of top-echelon technical communicators for the good part of the last decade. In one survey reported by Scott Abel of The Content Wrangler,…
Read More3 Best Ph.D. Programs in Technical Communication in the United States
Welcome to our survey of the 3 Best Ph.D. Programs in Technical Communication in the United States. A full-fledged doctoral program that focuses exclusively on technical writing and communication is still a rare bird out in the market today. Here are the top 3 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs in the United States on technical…
Read MoreSTC INDIA Presentation: Working for a Software (SW) Company
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Read MoreHow to Import a Word File into an Adobe FrameMaker Document
How to Import a Word File into an Adobe FrameMaker Document is an essential skill every technical writer using FrameMaker should know. 1) Create a FrameMaker (FM) file. Place your cursor in the first line of the file. 2) Select File > Import > File to browse to the Word document you’d like to import. The…
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