Ellis Pratt will be speaking at the STC Summit, 20-23 May 2012, which is being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rosemont, Chicago, IL. If you’re going to the conference, then we look forward to meeting you.
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New – Affective Assistance and marketing writing services
Cherryleaf’s announced a new service today – Affective Assistance and marketing writing services . With technology becoming part of everyday life, sometimes the traditional approach to writing user documentation just doesn’t meet users’ needs. It can be the case that the formal and succinct approach to writing User Assistance isn’t right for users of your product… Read more »
The secret, other life of a Technical Author – as a singer
The ISTC is introducing a new feature for their InfoPlus+ newsletter called “My other life”. The idea is for technical communicators to write about their hobbies or about things they do in their spare time, which perhaps give them life skills that apply in the workplace. For two of Cherryleaf’s staff, music and singing play… Read more »
Learning technical writing in twenty minutes
In January 2011, a Westminster girls school ran an event showcasing professions that use written communication skills. They asked if somone from Cherryleaf could talk about being a Technical Author. We decided the best way was to take parts from our training writing courses, and teach them about technical writing. Here’s what we covered: This… Read more »
We’re speaking at UA Europe 2011
We’ve been invited to speak at UA Europe 2011, which is being held in Brighton on 16th-17th June. Ellis Pratt will be speaking on: You win! Getting users to RTFM using techniques from games. It’s claimed that games are a powerful way of affecting user behaviour, so can we apply game theory to the provision… Read more »