There’s a book that states you should think of yourself as a node – the link between one person and another. It would be impossible to do illustrate an individual as a node, but it might be possible to describe an organisation in this way – how it can link things together. So we had… Read more »
Cherryleaf Blog
Looking for diabolical documents
We’re in search of some examples of diabolical documentation. We’re looking for examples of poor user instructions, such as On the bottom of Tesco’s Tiramisu – “Do not turn upside down” On baby’s milk formula – “If the baby finds the milk too lumpy, boil it” It can be from products, software or corproate policies…. Read more »
“Act like a consultant”
Many of the sales experts say “Act like a consultant” – Diagnose, prescribe etc. We’ve always thought that was a great approach, but found it difficult to apply in practice. This is because we deal primarily in a specialist area (user documentation and online Help), and it’s not something that people think about very often…. Read more »
Would you have invested?
Can you guess which one in the photo is the technical writer?
How to write a Help file
How to write a Help file – what advice you you give to someone who was looking to write a Help file for the first time?