Want to get a head start on the 2019 Technical Communication Summit & Expo? We’ve got a fantastic lineup of half and full day preconference workshops on Sunday, 5 May.
If you want to take your technical editing skills to the next level, this week’s webinars and courses are for you.
Whether you’ve been meaning to get formal training on the fundamentals of technical communication, or you want to take your technical editing skills to the next level, the first online courses of 2019 have something for you.
I knew I needed a break when I looked at a fortune cookie and the first thing I saw was a comma splice. Instead of reading the fortune, I immediately started looking for superstar word wielder Marcia Riefer Johnston to get a second opinion (we were both at Information Development World). Once my assessment was confirmed – she also said “comma splice” before making any other comment – I started thinking about editing and how to identify good editing.
The week after the Summit, I found myself in an interesting position. I have a freelance client for which I do editing exclusively. I also have a full-time contract gig where my job descriptors are writer, editor, designer, trainer, developer, project manager… But primarily, my deliverables are original content as a writer and editorial reviews of the original content of my writer-peers on a team of 2.5 persons.
Have you ever had the experience in daily life where someone provided you with instructions for a certain task, and upon trying to follow them, you found them to be incomplete and inaccurate? That’s not meant to be as rhetorical Read more
A different version of this blog post was published in the January 2013 issue of Corrigo, Newsletter of the Technical Editing SIG. I think editors are uniquely suited to be judges for the STC International Summit Awards (ISA). In many Read more
Skipping to what is one of the most important skills to have in editing, this month I want to talk about how we relate to the other person in the form of a review of their work. It may be Read more
Today we bring you the second post from our newest guest blogger, Paula Robertson. Paula’s blog will explore the topic of editing—technical editing, editing as a skill, practical tips, personal stories, and whatever tangent that might lead to. She hopes to Read more
We introduce another new guest blogger today, Paula Robertson. Paula’s blog will explore the topic of editing—technical editing, editing as a skill, practical tips, personal stories, and whatever tangent that might lead to. She hopes to engage you in discussion Read more