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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in Technical Writing | 18 Comments »
Several weeks ago, I was reading something that caused me to worry. A line in a scriptural narrative biography tells how his father taught him in all the ways of ... Read more..The Turnaround Screencast
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Screencasting | 3 Comments »
In Screencasts: So what?, Kristi Leach tells an engaging story about a turnaround screencast. She explains how one good screencast can change users' attitudes about software. Here's an excerpt: I rarely ... Read more..Directions I’m Going in 2010
Monday, January 4th, 2010 Posted in Technical Writing | 8 Comments »
Given that it's a new year, a lot of people are writing about trends and predictions in technical communication. Ellis Pratt at Cherryleaf has an interesting post on the Top ... Read more..The Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging: Sin #5, Being Irresponsible
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 Posted in Blogging | 6 Comments »
Being irresponsible is the fifth sin in my ongoing series on the Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging (other sins include being fake, irrelevant, boring, unreadable, unfindable, and inattentive). Blogging responsibly includes ... Read more..The Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging: Sin #3, Being Boring
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 Posted in Blogging, Creativity | 7 Comments »
Being boring is sin #3 in my list of the seven deadly sins (other sins include being fake, irrelevant, unreadable, irresponsible, unfindable, and inattentive). Perhaps a more tactful way of saying ... Read more..“Tell me a story” — Advice from Writers
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in Creativity | 1 Comment »
I listened to a good discussion about writing from a group of Mormon writers on episode 7 of Everything Creative, an LDS sponsored podcast. Some parts of this podcast are ... Read more..My STC Live Webinar on Blogging This Wednesday at 1pm
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Blogging | 1 Comment »
I'm giving an STC webinar on blogging this Wednesday, July 29, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET. Here's the title and description: Converting Readers from Casual Subscribers to Devoted Followers: Best ... Read more..Blogging, Podcasting, and Screencasting: Eight Characteristics to Attract Devoted Followers [Part I]
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | 3 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/viennapart1.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 50 min. This podcast is a recording of the Blogging, Podcasting, and Screencasting presentation that I gave to the TransAlpine conference in Vienna in June 2009. In the presentation, ... Read more..Podcast — Blogging for Technical Communicators Webinar (Part 2)
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in Podcasts, WordPress | 3 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/bloggingrockymountain_part2.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Length: 40 min. This is the second half of the Blogging for Technical Communicators webinar that I gave to the STC-Rocky Mountain ... Read more..Writers See Stories Where Others Don’t
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Creativity | 2 Comments »
Last week I had the opportunity to listen to Chad Hymas, an inspirational speaker (not the Chris Farley type), who related several powerful stories that changed him. A quadriplegic after ... Read more..