10 MS PowerPoint Power Tips for Greater Productivity
PowerPoint is a great tool for writers to present ideas, products and services. Follow these 10 power-user tips provided by Microsoft to give riveting, effective and memorable PPT presentations. 1. Provide a compelling spoken content to accompany your PPT slides. 2. Keep your slides simple. Do not have more than six lines of written information…
Read MoreEnglish – Eliminate SIMPLY from your Technical Documents and Copy
Eliminate SIMPLY from your sentences for more impact and greater clarity in your technical documents and commercial copy. ORIGINAL: Simply enter your User ID into this field. BETTER: Enter your User ID into this field. – – – – – ORIGINAL: I have to remind you that this simply is not going to work. BETTER:…
Read MoreHow to Write Well and a Lot by Accepting Your Uniqueness
Secret of Productivity Productivity in writing is no rocket science. Here is the secret of how to write both well and a lot: try to accept your uniqueness. That’s perhaps the HARDEST part of writing well. We all do have a different perspective on things – if only we could admit it! But we usually…
Read MoreTechnical Writing – What is a SCOPE Document?
© Ugur Akinci A SCOPE document is one of those fundamental documents that define and guide any major project. As a technical writer you may be asked to write one, in close coordination with the project management (or your private client). In terms of its strategic abstraction, the SCOPE comes right after the VISION document.…
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