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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Favorite 10 Technical Writing Tools
November 4, 2009 by Ivan Walsh
I’ve used the same technical writing tools for the last 5 years. A few products have come across my desk but nothing that really blown me away. Here’s a run-down of what I use to write my technical documents. No order of preference. Which should I keep? Which should I replace?
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