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Tag: Ellis Pratt

Jul 22

Letter from the UK: Are There More Than Six Reasons Why Technical Communicators Don't Comment on Blog Posts?

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

Earlier in the week, someone who’d commented an a Cherryleaf blog post emailed me to say he had a feeling the two of us were the only ones participating in the conversation. He went on to say: “It’s funny how Read more

Jul 22

Letter from the UK: Are There More Than Six Reasons Why Technical Communicators Don’t Comment on Blog Posts?

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

Earlier in the week, someone who’d commented an a Cherryleaf blog post emailed me to say he had a feeling the two of us were the only ones participating in the conversation. He went on to say: “It’s funny how Read more

Jul 01

Letter from the UK: The Teenage Technical Communicator

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

It’s always interesting to see how different generations deal with technology. I am that stage in life where my home is often overtaken by teenagers, those in their early to mid-teens. What’s interesting is how they communicate technical information to Read more

Jun 18

Letter from the UK: Technical Communicators and their Websites

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

In this post, we’ll look at some of the challenges and decisions technical communicators face when designing a website for their business. To help illustrate this, we’ll include some examples of  technical communication companies’ websites. Designing a website for your Read more

Jun 06

Letter from the UK: Using a Presentation on Technical Writing Career Paths as a Collaboration Experiment

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

Recently, at Cherryleaf, we were discussing the different ways documents could be written collaboratively. In many organisations, the standard method is still to write a document in Microsoft Office, email it to someone else for them to add content and Read more

May 23

Letter from the UK: The London Underground and the Importance of Communication

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

The London Underground (aka the Tube) is a railway system in London that’s used by 3.25 million passengers every day. The system has recognised the power of effective communication and design almost since it began back in 1863. Some elements Read more

May 13

Letter from the UK: The Game of Cricket Explained

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

Back in the 1970s, some enterprising soul in England came up with tea towel that explained the game of cricket: You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in Read more

Apr 29

Letter from the UK: What's the Best Way to Deliver Distance Learning for Technical Communicators?

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

One of the most frequent questions we’re asked at Cherryleaf is if we can deliver our advanced technical writing techniques course as a distance learning class. We only offer it as a classroom course, which effectively limits us to teaching students Read more

Apr 29

Letter from the UK: What’s the Best Way to Deliver Distance Learning for Technical Communicators?

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

One of the most frequent questions we’re asked at Cherryleaf is if we can deliver our advanced technical writing techniques course as a distance learning class. We only offer it as a classroom course, which effectively limits us to teaching students Read more

Apr 19

Letter from the UK: Learning from Netflix

Ellis Pratt, Guest Blogger

Last night I saw a presentation from Rob Hinchcliffe, a community strategist, in which he discussed how Netflix had disrupted the TV market with its decision to start making its own content. I wondered if Netflix’s action might have some bearing Read more

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