The Wallace Collection recently held an exhibition on The Noble Art of the Sword, where visitors could see range of beautiful fencing manuals written during the Renaissance. So could a Technical Author learn anything from the way historical fighting manuals were written? I have practiced aikido, a Japanese martial art, since 1992, so the thoughts… Read more »
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The secret to user generated and crowd sourced content
Mozilla’s Janet Swisher had a number of useful tips at Technical Communications UK 2012 on how to encourage user generated and community based content: People contribute because they want to learn something and for personal growth. You need to recognise this work. Crowds aren’t smart, communities of peers are. Create a community about the topic… Read more »
Looking back on Technical Communications UK 2012 conference
Technical Communications UK 2012, the conference organised by The Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators, ended last Thursday, and I’ve had a few days to reflect on this event. What was new There was a more of an international feel to the conference this year – there seemed to be more overseas speakers and delegates… Read more »
See you at Technical Communications UK Conference 2-4 October
We’ll be at Technical Communications UK conference next week. Ellis will be speaking on the 4th October (at 11.00) on “What does the iPad 3 mean for Technical Authors?”. The Technical Communications UK conference includes speakers from outside the technical communication profession, with the aim of bringing a new perspective on communicating information. A successful conference… Read more »
German Manager discovers the secret to writing product information in English
Sometimes, we are asked by German clients to improve the English text in their product information sheets. Although their staff speak and write excellent English, they recognise their marketing copy can appear a little stilted, “wordy” and unclear. The sentences may be grammatically correct, but no native-English speaker would ever write them in that way…. Read more »