A Title Should Identify the Object of the Text

A title should identify the object of the text. A title should be a brief, but informative, description of the text that follows. In order to establish a connection between the title and what is being discussed in the text, it is important to provide some basic information about what is going on in the…

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How to Write Perfect Technical Article or Document Titles and Subtitles

Titles are sometimes also called “headings”, “headlines” or even “headers” (mostly by technical writers coming from a journalism background). Subtitles are sometimes also referred to as “subheadings” or “subheaders.” But a title is used only once in an article or a document: in the very beginning. That’s why an article, a book, or a document…

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How to Ensure High Quality in Technical Writing

“Can you tell us more about quality in technical writing?” a reader asked yesterday, in a private email. Here are my thoughts on the topic: 1) Quality starts with intra-team cohesion if you are working as a part of a technical writing team. If you’re a lone writer, this means you should either have your own…

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EasyBIB Automatic Bibliography Tool and Citation Maker

EasyBIB is a great online automatic bibliography tool that comes in both free and paid versions. It is versatile, comprehensive, and comes with productivity features that I’m sure all students, scholars, and writers would appreciate. The tool is easy-to-use and free to use for all, which makes it an excellent choice for students who need…

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Facts and Emotions in Technical Writing and Presentations

Balance the facts and emotions properly to get your point across more easily. Technical documentation readers are usually a “voluntarily captive audience.” They choose to read a user manual by their own determination. When we get to a piece of technical documentation we are usually ready and willing to believe in the author and follow…

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Plain Writing Online Course

(Copyright-free photo by Nick Morrison at Unsplash dot com) © Ugur Akinci Plain Writing is not only a good idea but it’s now the law of the land in the United States since October 13, 2010. See: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/obama-signs-law-understand/story?id=11902841 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-946 Very soon all U.S. Government departments and agencies will have to produce all their documents in…

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