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An Interview About Technical Writing
Friday, October 9th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 2 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/carly.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 30 min. This is a special podcast for Carly Finseth at Clemson University who is thinking about entering the field of technical writing and wanted to ask me a ... Read more..How to Get a Job in Technical Writing — A 7-Step Guide for Students
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 22 Comments »
If you're a college student looking to become a technical writer after you graduate, you face a formidable challenge: you can't get a job without experience, and you can't get ... Read more..Introduction to Technical Writing (podcast)
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | 3 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/amigoaudioconversation.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Length: 43 min. In this podcast, I talk with Ricardo Amigo, a translator and podcaster in Mexico City and Costa Rica, about ... Read more..WritersUA – The WritersUA Tools Survey – Tools
Friday, February 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
WritersUA - The WritersUA Tools Survey - Tools. Read more..Podcast: Make Your Help Indispensable, Safeguard Your Job
Saturday, January 31st, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | 3 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/hughes.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Length: 30 min. In this podcast, I talk with Mike Hughes, second vice president of the STC, about his latest UXMatters article, ... Read more..Tech Comm Toolbox: a Directory of Tools, Consultants, and Conferences
Saturday, January 10th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 1 Comment »
Tech Comm Toolbox is a brilliant website by Char James Tanny that provides a directory of tools, consultants, and conferences. The site offers several ways to find what you're looking ... Read more..Ten Technical Writing Stereotypes
Sunday, September 28th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 12 Comments »
As college students contemplate careers in technical writing, they often hesitate because of negative stereotypes about the profession. As with many stereotypes, these aspects of technical writing can describe some ... Read more..With All This Fuss About Tools, Three Best Practice Attitudes
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 14 Comments »
[caption id="attachment_1836" align="alignright" width="240" caption="A variety of tools"][/caption] A few weeks ago I started experimenting with surveys in my sidebar, mostly informal, and mainly to try out different WordPress plugins. ... Read more..A History of Tech Comm Tools. This is a …
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
A History of Tech Comm Tools. This is a discussion thread from Techwhirler. Read more..Echoes from the past: DITA, Help, Single-Sourcing tools — Looking from the 60s to today
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 2 Comments »
This is a guest post by Daniel Ng, a technical writer in Malaysia. Daniel mentioned an interesting article he'd read on the possible return of Corel Ventura, and I asked ... Read more..