Technical Writing
PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL WRITING Course in TOP 4% of Courses Reviewed by COURSEMARKS!
Our Professional Technical Writing course has garnered yet another award and selected one of the top 4% of the courses reviewed by COURSEMARKS web site by getting an overall score of 9.4 out of 10. COURSEMARKS founder Dr. Michael Curtis said “this course is in the TOP 4% of 94,680 courses that we have reviewed.…
Read MoreZigZag Your Way to Success by Changing Jobs
7 Steps to Changing Your Career Did You Know That… Col. Sanders was a streetcar conductor and an insurance salesman before he created the famous KFC when he was 65 years old? Ray Kroc was a piano player and paper cup salesman before he created McDonald’s? Rodney Dangerfield sold house siding for 12 years before…
Read MoreEnvironmental Engineering Dictionary of Technical Terms and Phrases: English to Turkish and Turkish to English
Engineering, both in education and in practice, has increasingly become a global enterprise. And although English is and remains the lingua franca of the engineering and scientific world, engineering is still taught and practiced in the local languages of world. But there really is no reliable source for translating the often arcane and specialized use…
Read MoreWhat is the Difference between Content Writing and Copywriting?
Briana HiltonGuest Writer By the year 2027, the majority of the US workforce will be comprised of freelancers. If the independence of being your own boss appeals and you have a knack for writing, you may have thought about becoming either a content writer or a copywriter. There is a big difference between the two,…
Read More4 Hi-Tech Technical Writing Jobs That Pay Well
Some technical writing jobs require that you have a science background or that you are familiar with finance and banking terminology and know how the financial markets work. Here are four such well-paying writing opportunities for technical communicators with a college background and who are hunting for a job. Writing Jobs in Defense Industry Due…
Read More7 Low-Tech Technical Writing Jobs That Pay Well
You do not need to be a computer engineer or a scientist with Ph.D. to become a top-notch technical writer. There are many low-tech writing niches that you can prosper in even if you are not too comfortable with hi-tech subject matters. Here are seven such opportunities available to all technical writers who are hunting…
Read MoreAdobe FrameMaker or MS Word?
Adobe FrameMaker or MS Word? This is the “eternal” question technical writers have been asking one another for the last twenty five years I suppose. It’s like one of those “Coke or Pepsi?” type of challenges with each side claiming their undying allegiance to their own camp. For disclosure: I use them both, everyday. When it…
Read More3 Career Stages for Technical Writers
3 Career Stages for Technical Writers is like climbing the success mountain. And there is no single path that leads to the summit.In technical writing, there are three broad paths or stages that you can follow. One stage starts where the other ends. What I’m going to share with you here is an approximate picture…
Read MoreDoctors, Nurses, Health Care Pros Make Great Technical Writers
Did you know that Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Pros Make Great Technical Writers? We call them “Medical Writers” but its the same thing. They are both different forms of technical communication. Contrary to a popular perception, all technical writers do not work for software or hardware companies. Regulatory writing is a special subset of technical…
Read MoreHow to Pay Attention to “Performance Objective” of Your Writing
Today as I was driving past the firehouse in my neighborhood, I saw an electric billboard with the following message lit up on a bright red LCD screen and aimed at the motorists: “NEVER PLAY WITH MATCHES!” Who usually plays with matches? A child. Who is driving past that billboard? Adults. Would a child ever…
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