Learning a foreign language is, I believe, one of the most useful ways to improve your writing skills. The modern day English language is a flexible, ever-evolving language. It’s developed from Saxon, Celtic, Old Norse, and Norman French, with words Read more
It’s almost Christmas and, in the UK, that means it’s not long until the Doctor Who Christmas episode will be on TV. Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme that is today popular throughout the world. Since the show Read more
As an experiment, at the end of July 2013, we released a free beginner’s guide to DITA in graphic novel (or comic) form. In the four months since then, and with little promotion by us, over 600 people have downloaded it. Read more
I’m just back from speaking at the tekom tcworld conference in Germany, where I spoke on “The changing nature of content.” In my presentation, I described the impact Google’s Zero Moment of Truth is starting to have on organizations’ content Read more
I’m just back from speaking at the tekom tcworld conference in Germany, where I spoke on “The changing nature of content.” In my presentation, I described the impact Google’s Zero Moment of Truth is starting to have on organizations’ content Read more
One of our clients, Red Gate Software, has published on its website a series of skills maps, including one for role of technical author (the British equivalent of a technical writer). According to Red Gate, the skills maps are a Read more
One of our clients, Red Gate Software, has published on its website a series of skills maps, including one for role of technical author (the British equivalent of a technical writer). According to Red Gate, the skills maps are a Read more
I was reading the conference programme for the upcoming tcworld conference 2013 (the German equivalent to the STC Summit), and I was struck by the number of presentations on international standards relating to technical documentation. Here’s some I spotted in their Read more
The BBC has reported a man using the British Library’s wi-fi network was denied access to an online version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet because the text contained “violent content.” This news item was especially newsworthy in the UK, because David Cameron, our Read more
One of the best ways to improve as a technical communicator is to attend technical communication conferences. They provide you with the opportunity to learn new skills, find out about new trends, pose questions to experts in the technical communications Read more