As part of the attempt to make technical writing similar to other professions, there have been a number of moves by different technical communication societies to introduce certification. This can be a good thing, but there are some dangers with it as well. Certification usually involves some training and a test. Students can be accredited… Read more »
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What is topic-based authoring?
In an upcoming episode of the Cherryleaf podcast, we’ll be tackling an issue that is important to many Technical Authors: topic-based authoring. It’s something that can be tricky to explain, and there can be differences of opinions towards it. We’d like to represent the different viewpoints, particularly towards two fundamental questions: What is topic-based authoring?… Read more »
New online Microsoft writing style guide
Microsoft has released the latest edition of its writing style guidelines as a website: “Welcome to the Microsoft Writing Style Guide, your guide to writing style and terminology for all communication—whether an app, a website, or a white paper. If you write about computer technology, this guide is for you. Today, lots of people are… Read more »
Promoting technical communication to the general public
In our latest Cherryleaf Podcast episode, we look at one way the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) used to promote technical communication at the University of Cambridge’s Careers fair: Lego TIE Striker™ Microfighter Video – What is technical communication? ISTC Please rate the Cherryleaf Podcast on iTunes
Script theory in technical communication
In the latest episode of the 10-Minute Tech Comm podcast, Ryan Weber talks to Kirk St. Amant about script theory and prototypes, as concepts for researching User Experience. They discuss Kirk’s article “Of Scripts and Prototypes: A Two-Part Approach to User Experience Design for International Contexts“, which was published in Intercom and is also available on www.academia.edu. Script theory… Read more »