Cycling: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:35:00
Reading time: < 1 min Activity: Cycling Distance: 7.5 mi Duration: 00:31:00
Month October 2012
The Death of Tradition
Reading time: 3 mins Job titles are one thing, but what do you actually do? Are you a ‘traditional’ Technical Author or a modern technical communications professional? Is there a difference? I think there is, I think there is a distinction between the two although I’m not quite sure where that line is drawn and, as with most things…
Reflection
Reading time: < 1 min It seems like no time since I was looking forward to the summer. The holiday in Singapore was months away, Pedal for Scotland was a spot in the distance and ohhh yes I was gonna get so much done. In the past I think I’d now be sitting here saying “Christ, it’s almost November, what…
Content Strategy is easy
Reading time: 2 mins Why are we still banging on about Content Strategy? Is it really that hard? A strategy shouldn’t be that tricky to formulate, especially as it’s concerning an area of expertise for many us, after all it’s only content, right? It’s not like it’s something new that none of us know anything about? So why is…
Cycling: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:40:00
Reading time: < 1 min Activity: Cycling Distance: 5.2 mi Duration: 00:20:00
What is your job title?
Reading time: 2 mins In the past I’ve held the following positions: Technical Administrator Technical Writer Documentation Specialist Technical Communications Manager Publications Team Leader The first three have similarities as they were all grounded in the production of technical documentation. The latter two are essentially the same thing, leading a team of technical writers producing technical information. None of…