On Wednesday, I saw a presentation by Rosie Hatton, the Strategy Delivery Lead for Parliament’s Digital Service (PDS), at the House of Parliament. Her presentation was called “Why Parliament’s Digital Strategy is like a Cottage Pie”. “Through its 2016-2021 digital strategy, Parliament is changing how it works to improve how it engages with citizens. Our goal… Read more »
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Podcast 47: Keep It Simple – Interview with Kirsty Taylor
We discuss various tips on how to keep your writing simple (and straightforward) for all audiences, but particularly when you are writing English content that will be translated, or consumed by non-native English speakers. Kirsty Taylor is Manager, Product Internationalisation at RPM Global. Kirsty’s presentation was delivered at the Australian Society for Technical Communication (ASTC)… Read more »
Review of Structured Writing: Rhetoric and Process
Mark Baker has published a new book called Structured Writing: Rhetoric and Process. It is probably the most important book on technical communication since Anne Gentle’s Docs Like Code. In this post, we’ll look at what the book covers. We’ll also include quotations from Mark’s book and his website. About the book The book provides an overview… Read more »
Vacancy – #4189 Contract API Documentation Writer, London
One of our partners has asked if we can help them find a contract API Documentation Writer to document a new payment gateway. You’ll be writing API integration guides that will be used by small to medium sized businesses (a slightly less technical than a developer audience). Like many companies, they like the documentation style… Read more »
Announcing the Mathspeak project: Helping non-native speakers succeed at maths
26th October 2018 Cherryleaf is part of an international partnership that has been awarded a grant under the 2018 Erasmus+ Key Action 201 Strategic Partnerships project. The Mathspeak project is a partnership between European educational practitioners and the creators of educational materials. Funded by the European Commission, this project aims to provide non-native language speaking… Read more »