Posts Tagged ‘Technical Writing’
Technical Writing Job Test
Take this Technical Writing Job Test before deciding on a technical writing career If you are just starting out on your professional career or thinking to make a career change, you might want to use the below check list to see if technical writing would be the correct choice for you. 1) Are you good…
Read More15 Questions to Ask After You Finish a Technical Document Project
(Copyright-free photo courtesy of Tim Gouw at Unsplash dot com) © Ugur Akinci How did this specific project fit into your overall documentation and income goals? Was the project delivered on time? Did you make enough money on it? If not, how will you improve the situation? Was the initial time estimate realistic? How would…
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…
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 More7 Personality Characteristics of a Technical Writer
There are 7 Personality Characteristics of a Technical Writer… First off, a tech writer (TW) should be CURIOUS about the world around her. Without that basic curiosity, there is nothing to explain or document. If you are the type of person who used to break toys and open them up to see how they worked…
Read MoreHi-Tech Low-Tech Technical Writing
Introduction There are two types of customers in technical writing – internal customers, and external (or “end-user”) customers. We create our documents and content for these two types of readers/users when we do any technical writing. I just received a letter from a concerned reader who is asking if he can find a job as…
Read MoreHow to Republish Your Lists as a MS Word Smart Art Infographics
© Ugur Akinci Did you know that you can transform all your ordered or unordered lists into good looking infographics, thanks to MS Word’s SMART ART graphics? If you are sick and tired of good’old traditional lists, try the SMART ART way. Here is an example. Let’s say you have the following list: EVOLUTION OF…
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Write for Free Rather Than for Just a Few Bucks
Introduction I’d rather write for free than for a few bucks and I will explain why. Race to the Bottom There are too many freelance job sites out there, offering one embarrassingly low-rate “assignment” after another and sure enough, a number of writers are jumping on them! The result is a never-ending race to the…
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Selected to "Content Experience Strategist Top 200" List
I’m honored to be selected one of the TOP 200 Content Experience Strategists by Mindtouch.com. Thank you Mindtouch! I appreciate it.
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