I’d Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson

Why Is It Important for Video Tutorials to Be User-Led?

Friday, November 13th, 2009 Posted in Screencasting | 9 Comments »

I recently spent 10 days in Florida visiting my family and giving a couple of presentations to the STC-Suncoast and STC-Orlando chapters on blogging. You can hardly take a family ... Read more..

Creativity in the Workplace

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 Posted in Creativity, Technical Writing | 15 Comments »

In previous posts, I've explored whether technical writing is boring. Penelope Trunk's latest post, All advice on how to manage creative people is awful, made me see the topic of workplace ... Read more..

Students Engaged by Discussion, Not Smart Classrooms

Saturday, August 15th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

All the money spent on making classrooms smart and high tech is basically a waste, since students find these formats boring. What really engages people is discussion and participation. Teachers ... Read more..

“Lost the Fire – How to Rekindle It” – A Second Response

Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 6 Comments »

Jayant writes, I am a technical writer from India. I just moved to the UK and find the scenario very different from India. Here technical writing jobs are not easy to ... Read more..