Maybe you don’t hear your accent, but others do. When you read their documents, does the accent come through?
Does your technical writing have an accent?
November 24, 2009 by Ivan Walsh
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Are technical documents a waste of time?
November 20, 2009 by Ivan Walsh
“Don’t worry” she said. “No one reads this stuff anyway. Just get it done.” Sounds familiar?
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How to Write a Target Audience Questionnaire
November 19, 2009 by Ivan Walsh
Creating a training plan? Before you do this, you need to step a step back and work out what your colleagues need to learn.
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Do Technical Writing projects need a Documentation Plan?
October 17, 2009 by Ivan Walsh
Gordon McLean asks: do you plan to review your plan? This is in relation to the Documentation Plan (aka Information Development Plan) that most technical writers prepare in advance of starting a major project. Granted, on smaller projects you can get away with this if you know the product, have the resources and the deliverables […]
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