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Send Surveys to Improve Your Documents

By Ugur Akinci | April 24, 2015

A common problem we technical writers have is our lack of contact with the end-users. If you are like me working for a large corporation, the end-users are handled by the marketing and sales department, plus, the field reps and tech reps. They usually do not want you as a tech writer to get in…

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5 Rules for Resumes that Work

By Ugur Akinci | April 22, 2015

PPT presentation at George Mason University, April 21, 2015, STC Presentation. Click below link to download the PTT file: Resumes that Work April 2015

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MS Word Useful Table Design Features

By Ugur Akinci | January 19, 2015

I like the following MS Word table features a lot. 1) The ability to add a row or column at one click When you hover your cursor in between two rows or columns, MS Word 2013 displays a “+” handle. If you click the plus, a row or a column will automatically be added to…

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Technical Communication Education in China is Picking Up Momentum

By Ugur Akinci | December 18, 2014

Shanghai Skyline (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) © Ugur Akinci This new report does an excellent job is narrating the development of technical communication education in China since the 90s. The report looks into three periods: From 1997 to 2000 The Budding Stage From 2000 to 2008 The Seedling Stage From 2008 up to Now The Growing…

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