Reading time: < 1 min I’ve mentioned this already but as well as this blog (and my other one), I’ve also been writing some posts for my company blog. It’s proven to be a bit of a challenge, although part of that is down to personal circumstance and a decided ‘end of summer’ malaise which I frequently fall prey (as…
Reading time: 2 mins I have an admission. I’m lazy. I work hard to get around that basic character trait but it remains there in the background, nagging away at me. Professional pride stops it influencing my work (I manage a lean, mean to-do list to keep me on track), but when it comes to things on the periphery…
Reading time: < 1 min The next ISTC West of Scotland area group meeting will take place in Glasgow on Thursday 26th August 2010, from 7.30 pm onwards. Come along to talk about latest news and trends in communication, or just to meet other communication professionals. The event is free and open to anyone interested in technical communication, such as…
Reading time: < 1 min Are you in the UK? Are you attending the Technical Communication conference in September? If not, you really should, it’s looking like it will be an excellent conference. The conference website is starting to gear up as well, and has posted some short interviews with some of the speakers, including yours truly. They should give…
Reading time: < 1 min If there is one phrase which should set off alarms in the mind of a technical writer it’s when a developer says “Ohhh but they wouldn’t use it like that…”. Because, as I’m sure you all know, they will. I am currently working with a few people to try and pull together a solid set…
Reading time: < 1 min I was doing some research last night, aimed at providing some real life examples of social media being used by a technical communications team. I’ve found a couple of places so far (Atlassian, I’m looking at you) but I need more. It’s easy enough to find companies which have a “presence” on Twitter, or a…