Posts Tagged ‘technical communication’
What is Scrum Methodology?
Do you feel like your project is stuck in quicksand? Well, the Scrum methodology might be just what you need! It’s a revolutionary approach for managing complex projects and delivering results quickly. Think of it as greasing the wheels and getting things rolling again. In this article, we will explore how the Scrum methodology works…
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How to Write Measurements for Furniture
Furniture is measured (in the United States) in inches, fractions of an inch, feet, and millimeters. Example: How to Measure the Dimensions of a Chair For example, we can explain the dimensions of a chair that measures 34″ x 24 1/4″ x 33 3/8“as: 34x24x33 The first number is the depth (D) of the…
Read MoreHow to Measure the Value of Your Technical Communication Content
In the technical communication field, we know the value of our work. We know that the content we develop impacts real people on a daily basis. It’s a little more difficult to prove the value of technical communication to people outside of our wonderful niche. There are 4 reasons why it’s important to measure the effectiveness of your…
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How To Start Blogging – The Compete Guide
Introduction: The Benefits of Starting Your Own Blog Blogging is a great way to share your thoughts and ideas with the world. Blogging is a popular form of self-expression that can help you connect with your audience. You can blog about anything you want, from fashion, to food, to personal experiences. You can use blogging…
Read MoreWaterfall vs. Agile Models in Technical Documentation
© Ugur Akinci As a technical writer I’ve worked in both Waterfall and Agile shops. The differences between these two methodologies were pronounced and obvious. To understand the Waterfall model imagine a river going down a mountain through a series of waterfalls. The water stands for your product, the software product. The product goes through each…
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How to Manage Signal Versus Noise in Technical Documents
Introduction Signal versus noise is an interesting and important issue in technical communication. Here is an uncomfortable fact of technical document management: as much as we’d like to base our decisions on hard evidence and numbers, we still make a number of judgment calls that rest on nothing more than a seat-of-the-pants “this feels okay,”…
Read MoreThe Worst and Best Review Scenarios for Technical Documents
Review process is where most technical documents either sink or swim: either they improve as a result of to-the-point and clear comments or they become muddled and actually deteriorate as a result of overlapping and conflicting feedback comments. I believe the quality and outcome of a review process has a lot more to do with the way…
Read MoreHow NOT to Write a User Guide
I don’t like to be negative in general. Life is too short to go around fuming about things that we can’t change. However, there are times when we all need to be critical in order to improve things; especially if they fall within our area of expertise. The other day I bought an iPhone docking…
Read MoreHow to Edit and Manage the Custom Dictionary in a MS Word 2010 Technical Document
© Ugur Akinci MS Word 2010 offers two kinds of dictionaries: 1) The standard default dictionary that gets installed with the MS Office, and 2) the CUSTOM dictionary. Any words that are not in the standard dictionary can be added to the custom dictionary. What’s more, you can create more than one custom dictionaries. For example, for all your medical spreadsheets, you can…
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