Here are the slides from our presentation to Year 10 children at The Matthew Arnold School in Staines-upon-Thames on writing as a career in IT. We looked at the different writing postions in companies, such as Apple, and then looked at the role of the Technical Author/Writer. The class had to write an instruction manual… Read more »
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Is re-using content a good or a bad thing to do?
Today’s BBC News Web site has a piece on Ofsted re-using sentences in more than one school inspection report: An investigation has begun into claims that Ofsted approved “cut and paste” inspection reports using identical sentences and phrases…both reports say: “Some teachers do not plan learning for pupils at their different levels of ability and… Read more »
Improving policy and procedures documents
I’ve been trying to work out why we’ve seen a marked increase in the number of enquiries relating to improving policy and procedures documents. Typically, these documents relate to very important issues. For example: dealing with vulnerable people calling an emergency hotline, and ensuring patient records are always handled confidentially and securely. Reading these documents, it… Read more »
New – Technical Writer induction course
Yesterday, we launched our online Technical Writer induction course. This online course covers the technical documentation process and the skills you need in order to be a successful Technical Writer or Technical Author. Created by the authors of the popular “How to Write Instructions” book, this 14 module course explains the technical communicator’s role in… Read more »
Assess your technical writing skills – could you be a Technical Author?
Following on from our post Assessing writing skills – a response to “What Does It Mean to Know How to Write?”, we’ve created an experimental test page on our Web site that can help you assess your technical writing skills. The idea is you can compare your skills profile with that of a typical Technical… Read more »