How to Find a Technical Writing Job – Some Ideas and Resources
Finding a job as a technical writer is always in our minds, isn’t it? Especially those who are new to the field, even if they have years of writing experience behind them, are always wondering the correct way to find a technical writing job.The short answer is — there is NO single correct way to…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW: “Design for How People Learn” by Julie Dirksen
“Design for How People Learn” by Julie Dirksen is a “heavy” book, both literally (top-quality paper) and figuratively. It’s an important reference work that I think all trainers, instructors, and e-learning designers should read. We are lucky to have today e-learning tools like Adobe Captivate and others. Setting up slides, quizzes, links, buttons, voiceovers, inserting images,…
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What Are the Qualities of a Good Technical Writer?
Introduction The qualities of a good technical writer make a long list but here we’ll focus on a selected few including love for accuracy, the ability to play as a part of a team, and an endless thirst for new technical knowledge. A technical writer is someone who writes technical documentation such as user guides,…
Read MoreBe Careful with Humor in Technical Writing
Humor is great. I love it. Once upon a time I used to write jokes for comedian Joan Rivers as a freelance contributor. Making people laugh is a skill that I respect and truly love. However, when you are writing a technical document or book, you should be very careful before injecting humor into your…
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