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The role of technical communicators in 2011
The six trends in the following webcast give an insight into the role of technical communicators in 2011. To wit: Trend 1 – Word™ is the new black Very popular, fits into Agile projects, works well...
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We are all now citizen journalists and technical communicators
I wanted to check out what the new Government Budget meant to my take-home pay – I went to boards.ie and found a link there that had been recommended by a number of others. If I want to see what’s...
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The end of “social” media as we know it
Does anyone still believe that Facebook is just about staying in contact with your “friends”? Or, for that matter, that Twitter is simply for following “celebrities”? A recent article entitled,...
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Writing for Science & Technology
For information to be properly imparted, a writer must talk to his/her readers. Good writers speak clearly and use words that are strong enough to carry readers on their way. Bear the following in mind...
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Super feed of top tech writing blogs
Shorter working week = shorter blog post on Pure Prose this week. In fact, this blog post is little more than a link to a list of other blog posts:...
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What turns on technical authors?
Courtesy of the Cherryleaf team, here are the future trends–in order of importance–that technical authors want to know about: 1. Tools & Technologies 2. Content Strategy 3. Trends (?) 4. Web 2.0...
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Putting jargon-filled executives in their place
Nearly a year since I started reading it, I’ve finally finished Strunk & White’s “The Elements of Style“. One of the final insights offered by this pocket-size masterpiece covers “business speak”....
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Being a careful citizen journalist
Just a short post here as I’ve been at Budapest’s Future Internet Conference this week with the ceFIMS project. A while ago, I stated proudly that we are all citizen journalists now. Being able to post...
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How d’you like your newsletter in the morning?
(With apologies to Dean Martin & Helen O’Connell for paraphrasing their song) Are HTML newsletters better than their plain text equivalents? Well, to paraphrase a typical Irish politician, “they...
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A bit of a break…
Weekly posts on the Pure Prose blog will be taking a bit of a backseat for the next while. Yours truly has had a change of position within the ceFIMS project and thus more time will be spent away from...
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The role of technical communicators in 2011
The six trends in the following webcast give an insight into the role of technical communicators in 2011. To wit: Trend 1 – Word is the new black Very popular, fits into Agile projects, works well with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We are all now citizen journalists and technical communicators
I wanted to check out what the new Government Budget meant to my take-home pay – I went to boards.ie and found a link there that had been recommended by a number of others. If I want to see what’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The end of “social” media as we know it
Does anyone still believe that Facebook is just about staying in contact with your “friends”? Or, for that matter, that Twitter is simply for following “celebrities”? A recent article entitled,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writing for Science & Technology
For information to be properly imparted, a writer must talk to his/her readers. Good writers speak clearly and use words that are strong enough to carry readers on their way. Bear the following in mind...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Super feed of top tech writing blogs
Shorter working week = shorter blog post on Pure Prose this week. In fact, this blog post is little more than a link to a list of other blog posts:...
View ArticleWhat turns on technical authors?
Courtesy of the Cherryleaf team, here are the future trends–in order of importance–that technical authors want to know about: 1. Tools & Technologies 2. Content Strategy 3. Trends (?) 4. Web 2.0...
View ArticlePutting jargon-filled executives in their place
Nearly a year since I started reading it, I’ve finally finished Strunk & White’s “The Elements of Style“. One of the final insights offered by this pocket-size masterpiece covers “business speak”....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Being a careful citizen journalist
Just a short post here as I’ve been at Budapest’s Future Internet Conference this week with the ceFIMS project. A while ago, I stated proudly that we are all citizen journalists now. Being able to post...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How d’you like your newsletter in the morning?
(With apologies to Dean Martin & Helen O’Connell for paraphrasing their song) Are HTML newsletters better than their plain text equivalents? Well, to paraphrase a typical Irish politician, “they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A bit of a break…
Weekly posts on the Pure Prose blog will be taking a bit of a backseat for the next while. Yours truly has had a change of position within the ceFIMS project and thus more time will be spent away from...
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