I was talking with my team about how I was graduating with my degree in professional technical writing and a co-worker asked if I could give her some training. Then others on the team asked for training too. Continue reading ...
Tech Writer Today Magazine
Technical writing and technical communications news, articles and resources for technical writers and technical communicators.
Manager’s Notebook: Is Work/Life Balance a Misnomer?
Some people prefer to let their professional and personal lives blend together, and some don’t. And neither choice is bad or good by itself. Continue reading ...
Statement of Work (SOW) Template
The Statement of Work (SOW) template provides the details necessary to ensure successful delivery of a project. Because it specifies timelines, deliverables, and responsibilities, it minimizes the risk of scope creep, helps ensure that all stakeholders understand how the project will proceed, and manages expectations between the client and the vendor delivering the services. Continue reading ...
MDSAP, ASAP: An Accidental Opportunity for Tech Writers
Depending on where you want to sell your medical device, you can have quite a parade of auditors and inspectors walking in and out of your office. In an effort to ease this burden, the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) was invented a few years back. Continue reading ...
Side Gigs: Extra Cash for Daily Life
If you have a smartphone, you have access to the web. And that means you don’t need to stay at home, hanging around with your landline phone or laptop waiting for “the call.” You can search for gigs on the move. Continue reading ...
Users’ Advocate: Working Remotely Is Real Working
I believe telecommuting is more than merely a benefit conferred to me by my job function and my seniority. It’s a powerful tool in my tech-writer arsenal for delivering good content to my users and ensuring user success. Continue reading ...
Tips & Tricks: Making Microsoft Word Work for You
In Microsoft Word, you can combine innocuous basic tools to accomplish surprisingly large tasks—to make Word work for you, not against you. Geoff Hart illustrates using Macros to streamline your process to validate citations. Continue reading ...
Evaluating Writing Samples: Strategies for TechComm Hiring Managers
When you hire a technical communicator, you'll need to evaluate writing samples. Here's some guidance, and a template, on how to accomplish an objective review of a candidate's true abilities. Continue reading ...
The Help Files: Digging into Google Drive and the G Suite Apps
Craig Cardimon digs into find out everything you wanted to know about Google Drive but were afraid to ask Continue reading ...