Technical Writing — End Your Sentences with What Matters the Most
© 2010 Ugur Akinci Readers remember what they read the last much better than what they read first. Thus try to end your sentences with things that really matter. Don’t end your sentences with matters of secondary importance. For example, here is a sentence from U.S. OSHA Technical Manual: “Workplace investigations of ventilation systems may…
Read MoreFrameMaker and TCS offer "Shared Review" of Technical Documents
Technical communicators now have a new workflow option to get their documents reviewed: “Shared Review” offered by Technical Communication Suite 2 (TCS2). Why “Shared Review”? To synchronize all review comments and use a single document for updating the reviews. Eliminating errors due to different reviewers not being aware of each other’s comments and/or the technical…
Read More6 New Services offered for Technical Communicators by Acrobat.com
© 2010 Ugur Akinci Most technical communicators are of course familiar with Adobe.com. But how many of us are aware of www.Acrobat.com and the services it offers? Registration for Acrobat.com is free and here are some of the ways in which you can take advantage of this new “cloud” site: (1) If you still have…
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How to Subordinate Your Supporting Idea to the Main Idea
Introduction A supporting idea is a detail that supports the main idea. Generally, a supporting idea is an example of the main idea or an explanation of the main idea. In order to subordinate your supporting idea to the main point, you need to present it in a way that makes it clear that it…
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