What it’s like to be a Technical Author

We’re planning to carry out a number of videoed interviews with a range of Technical Authors this week. This is to help promote the profession. We’ll be asking questions such as what their role is inside their companies, and how they became a Technical Author. The videos will be uploaded to the YouTube Channel for the Institute of… Read more »

Not being interviewed by BBC Radio

I was due to be recorded/interviewed first thing this morning over the phone for a piece a BBC local radio station was going to do about instructions and how get written. I was standing in for the President of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communiators (ISTC). However, a producer called this morning to tell me they couldn’t… Read more »

What’s happening with the ISTC’s marketing?

I’ve had some time in the last few days to initiate some the ideas mentioned in my post Marketing the technical communication profession. This relates to improving the marketing of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators. Most of the work we do for clients is confidential, so it’s a pleasant change to be able to talk… Read more »