How to be a Freelancing Success Story
by Siobhán Ní Chatháin Special to TCC As a technical communicator, are you attracted by the prospect of greater independence and flexibility, but daunted by the prospect of losing security and support, having to find clients, and manage gaps between projects? Freelancing with a service provider could be the sweet spot between full-time employment and…
Read MoreWhat is the Readability Index of Your Writing?
How readable is your writing? Is there a good fit between what you’ve written and your audience? This is a question that must be answered truthfully and precisely by all writers. If your prose is not a good fit for your audience’s education level, then it won’t be understood and remembered easily. Enter: Readability Indexes…
Read MoreShould Technical Writing be Boring? And if Yes, Why?
Should Technical Writing be Boring? YES, TECHNICAL WRITING IS SUPPOSED TO BE BORING. We are bored when there is ZERO VARIANCE. And good technical writing must have zero variance in its description of how-to steps and other components. For example, if we call a procedure “subroutine” on page 2, we have to call the same object…
Read MoreHow to Create a Custom-Designed Header in MS Word that Would be Available to All Other Word Documents
Here is how to create a custom-designed header in MS Word that would be available to all other Word documents. Create your custom-designed Header the way you want it. Select it and then select Insert > Quick parts > Save the Selection to the Quick Gallery to display the CREATE NEW BUILDING BLOCK dialog box (see below screenshot). Fill…
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